Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime,
His sister had another one she paid it for the lime.

She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up.
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put the lime in the coconut, she call the doctor, woke 'I'm up,

Said "doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"
I said "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache,"
I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"
I said "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache."
Now lemme get this straight,

You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up,
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up,
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot'up,
You put the lime in the coconut, you call your doctor, woke 'I'm up,

Said " Doctor, ain't there nothing' I can take?"
I said, "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache."
I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?'
I said, "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache,"

You put the lime in the coconut, you drink 'em bot' togedther
Put the lime in the coconut and you'll feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em bot' up,
Put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning."

Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.

Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime,
His sister had another one she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put the lime in the coconut and called the doctor, woke 'I'm up.

And said, "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?'
I said, "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache."
I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"
I said, "Doctor, now lemme get this straight,

You put the lime in the coconut, you drink 'em bot'up,
Put the lime in the coconut, you drink 'em bot' up,
Put the lime in the coconut, you drink 'em bot' up,
Put the lime in the coconut. You're such a silly woman.

Put a lime in the coconut and drink 'em bot' together
Put the lime in the coconut, then you'll feel better.
Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both down,
Put the lime in your coconut, and call me in the morning,

Woo--ain't there nothin' you can take?
I say, woo--to relieve your belly ache,
You say, well woo--ain't there nothin' I can take?
I say woo--woo, to relieve your belly ache,
You say yow--ain't there nothin' I can take,

I say wow--to relieve this belly ache,
I said "Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take,"
I said, "Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take,"
I said, "Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take,"
I said, "Doctor you're such a silly woman.

Put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, and you'll feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em bot' up,
Put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning.

Yes, you call me in the morning, You call me in the morning,
I'll tell you what to do if you call me in the morning.
I'll tell you what to do if you call me in the morning.
I'll tell you what to do if you call me in the morning.
I'll tell you what to do and if you call me in the morning
I'll tell you what to do.



Lyrics submitted by Nelly

Track duration: 03:48

"Coconut" as written by Harry Edward Nilsson

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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    General Comment:Ya Man, Actually this is a real cure for a belly ache, it is used in the tropics all the time.It is especially good for amebic infestation, cleansing it all out. Gotta use young green coconut juice and fresh squeezed juice from 2 to three limes...Your such a silly woman (people)to be making it about more than this.
    Flagged artful1on June 02, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I thougtht I read that schmil was on a plane home (from Hawaii?) and (probably at least half in the bag) thought how funny the word coconut was. He put it together with the cause is the cure idea and voila-
    Check out booklet that comes with the Personal Best CD. I think it's in there.
    Flag mmaton December 15, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I have always believed this song to be a drug song - but as has been mentioned, about cocaine, not weed. Coca leaves are traditionally chewed with lime (see the "cultivation" section: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) to release the active chemicals. As any good junkie knows, more of a drug is often the only remedy to withdrawal symptoms (including bellyache). This leads to a circle of feeling sick and "curing" it with more of the drug. It definitely makes sense with the repetitive structure of the song, even to the point where Harry is singing in canon with himself.
    It may be like so many other crazy hypotheses, but I like this one. :)
    Flag bandinbostonon December 09, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about making yourself sick lime in coconut milk realy causes stomach ache
    Flag SeargentGooon February 12, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:my opinion,Hanji hits the nail on the head! whatever dear old Harry was thinking of, (we miss him dearly), whatever the meaning, the song is a lot of fun, and just enjoy and move to it when you hear it. "Momma always told me not to look into the sights of the sun, oh but Momma, that's where the fun is, oh yeh". Springsteen, "Blinded by the light".
    Flag donavacluon January 28, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:lolz. my bf told me it was about being constipated. cause coconut juice is a laxative. idk why the lime but hes got an interesting theory.
    Flag whitec967on January 28, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:put the lime the the coconut... twice
    Flag slicedcrayonon May 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I always interpreted it as "hair of the dog"...Lime in the coconut gave you a stomachache, lime in the coconut to cure it...like drinking more alcohol to cure a hangover.
    Flag Objettrouveon May 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:so, people spend real time trying to decode lyrics to songs? lol...you would think Life is too long instead of too short! :))
    Flag Barbara0823on April 07, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:Not to dissapoint the stoners, but the muppets probably wouldn't be sing a song that harry nilsson wrote about a bong he made out of a coconut. The man was a great enough songwriter to imply more than one meaning, so maybe this could be implied too. But I think there is a genuinely wholesome meaning behind it.

    A good friend of me that, when he was a kid, he would get sick. And his father would go to say goodnight and he'd sing this song. It seems to be one of his favorite memories. It always made him smile, no matter how he felt.

    I think his father had it right. It isn't about making sense. It's just about feeling better. That's why it gets so silly. At least that's what I think. That's why I'm going to try to help Hanji123 get out of the hole on those stupid little ratings. No reason to be negative toward someone who seems to see something positive.
    Flagged CoolUniqueAwesomeUsernameon February 05, 2010   Link

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