# Apples and Bananas
1985 
North America
# Lyrics
The first verse is sung normally, as:
I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas.
Repeat from the first verse, but replacing vowels with the vowel 'A'
I like to ate, ate, ate, ay-ples and ba-nay-nays.
I like to ate, ate, ate, ay-ples and ba-nay-nays.
Repeat from the first verse, but replacing vowels with the vowel 'E'
I like to eat, eat, eat, ee-ples and ba-nee-nees.
I like to eat, eat, eat, ee-ples and ba-nee-nees.
Repeat from the first verse, but replacing vowels with the vowel 'I'
I like to ite, ite, ite, i-ples and ba-nigh-nighs.
I like to ite, ite, ite, i-ples and ba-nigh-nighs.
Repeat from the first verse, but replacing vowels with the vowel 'O'
I like to ote, ote, ote, oh-ples and ba-no-nos.
I like to ote, ote, ote, oh-ples and ba-no-nos.
Repeat from the first verse, but replacing vowels with the vowel 'U'
I like to uute, uute, uute, uw-ples and ba-new--news.
I like to uute, uute, uute, uw-ples and ba-new--news.
Finally, repeat the first verse again, without replacing any vowels
I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas.
# History and Meaning
"Apples and Bananas" is a nursery rhyme and children's song that is widely popular in the United States and other English-speaking countries. The origins of the song are uncertain, but it is believed to have originated in the United States in the early 20th century. The song is thought to have been created as a tool for teaching children about proper pronunciation.