Biography:
1) Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular children's entertainer in Canada, the United States, and the English speaking Western world at large. Some of his best known songs are "Bananaphone," "Baby Beluga," "Down by the Bay," "Shake My Sillies Out," and "All I Really Need."
Born in Cairo of Armenian parents, he spent his early years in Egypt before emigrating with his family to Toronto in 1958. Today, Raffi resides on Mayne Island near Victoria, British Columbia.
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Other songs:
- Baby Baluga
- Banana Phone
- Down By The Bay
- Rise And Shine
- Wheels On The Bus
- A Childs Gift Of Love
- Aiken Drum
- Apples And Bananas
- Baby Beluga
- Bananaphone
- Bathtime
- Douglas Mountain
- Everything Grows
- Morningtown Ride
- Mr Sun
- My Way Home
- On Christmas Morning
- Over In The Meadow
- Raining Like Magic
- Robin In The Rain
- Six Little Ducks
- The More We Get Together
- Walk Outside
- You Gotta Sing
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[Intro]
G D
Ding-a-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling
G D
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
G D
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
{Verse]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Am G
I've got this feeling, so appealing
A7 D7
For us to Get together and sing. Sing!
[Chorus]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding donana phone
Am G
It grows in bunches, I've got my hunches
A7
It's the best! Beats the rest
D7
Cellular, modular, interactivodular
[Verse]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping panana phone
Am G
It's no Bologna, it ain't a phony
A7 D7 G
My cellular bananular phone
[Bridge]
F#
Don't need quarters, don't need dimes
Bm
to call a friend of mine
F#
Don't need computer or TV
Bm
to have a real good time
E7
I call for pizza, i call my cat
A
I call the white house, have a chat
A7
I place a call around the world
D7
Operator get me Beijing jing jing
[Verse]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Yin yang yin yang yin yang ying yonana phone
C
It's a real life momma and poppa phone
G E7
A brother and a sister and a dogga phone
A7 D7 E7
A grandpa phone and a grandma phone too (oh yeah)
A7 D7 G
My cellular, bananular phone
[Chorus]
Em Eb7 D7 G
Banana phone, ring ring ring (It's a phone with appeal)
Em Eb7 D7 G
Banana phone, ring ring ring (Now you can have your phone and eat it too)
Em Eb7 D7 G
Banana phone, ring ring ring (This song drives me, Bananas)
Em Eb7 D7 G6
Banana phone, ring ring ring
G D
Ding-a-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling
G D
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
G D
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
{Verse]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Am G
I've got this feeling, so appealing
A7 D7
For us to Get together and sing. Sing!
[Chorus]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding donana phone
Am G
It grows in bunches, I've got my hunches
A7
It's the best! Beats the rest
D7
Cellular, modular, interactivodular
[Verse]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping panana phone
Am G
It's no Bologna, it ain't a phony
A7 D7 G
My cellular bananular phone
[Bridge]
F#
Don't need quarters, don't need dimes
Bm
to call a friend of mine
F#
Don't need computer or TV
Bm
to have a real good time
E7
I call for pizza, i call my cat
A
I call the white house, have a chat
A7
I place a call around the world
D7
Operator get me Beijing jing jing
[Verse]
G D G D
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
G D E7
Yin yang yin yang yin yang ying yonana phone
C
It's a real life momma and poppa phone
G E7
A brother and a sister and a dogga phone
A7 D7 E7
A grandpa phone and a grandma phone too (oh yeah)
A7 D7 G
My cellular, bananular phone
[Chorus]
Em Eb7 D7 G
Banana phone, ring ring ring (It's a phone with appeal)
Em Eb7 D7 G
Banana phone, ring ring ring (Now you can have your phone and eat it too)
Em Eb7 D7 G
Banana phone, ring ring ring (This song drives me, Bananas)
Em Eb7 D7 G6
Banana phone, ring ring ring
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