Banana Pancakes Lyrics

[Intro]
Well, can't you see that it's just raining?
There ain't no need to go outside

[Verse 1]
But baby you hardly even notice
When I try to show you this
Song, it's meant to keep you
From doing what you're supposed to

Like waking up too early
Maybe we could sleep in
Make you banana pancakes
Pretend like it's the weekend now

[Chorus]
And we could pretend it all the time
Can't you see that it's just raining?
There ain't no need to go outside

[Verse 2]
But just maybe
Hala ka ukulele

Mama made a baby
Really don't mind the practice
'Cause you're my little lady
Lady, lady, love me
'Cause I love to lay here lazy
We could close the curtains
Pretend like there's no world outside
[Chorus]
And we could pretend it all the time
And can't you see that it's just raining?
There ain't no need to go outside

[Post-Chorus]
Ain't no need, ain't no need
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Can't you see? Can't you see?
Rain all day and I don't mind

[Bridge]
But the telephone singing, ringing, it's too early, don't pick it up
We don't need to
We got everything we need right here and everything we need is enough
Just so easy when
The whole world fits inside of your arms
Do we really need to pay attention to the alarm?
Wake up slow, mmm-mmm, wake up slow

[Verse 1]
But baby
You hardly even notice
When I try to show you this
Song, it's meant to keep you
From doing what you're supposed to
Like waking up too early
Maybe we could sleep in
Make you banana pancakes
Pretend like it's the weekend now
[Chorus]
And we could pretend it all the time
Can't you see that it's just raining?
There ain't no need to go outside

[Outro]
Ain't no need, ain't no need
Rain all day and I really, really, really don't mind
Can't you see? Can't you see?
We've got to wake up slow

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“Banana Pancakes” is about Jack and his lover enjoying a rainy day inside by relaxing and eating banana pancakes.

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What did Jack Johnson say about "Banana Pancakes"?
Genius Answer

It’s a wake-up-in-the-morning-and-make-breakfast-with-your-family kind of song. It started when my wife was busy doing something and I wanted to distract her. So I just started playing ‘You hardly even notice/When I try to show you this/Song it’s meant to keep you/From doing what you’re supposed to.’ I’d play her that every time she’d get sidetracked and I wanted to just hang out. Later, it just shaped into a real song. I started playing it live on the last tour we did, before it was finished, and just kind of filled in parts with ‘Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah’ to get the crowd laughing. It’s just a real feel good song and kind of silly.

But I try not to discard the silly love songs. I mean, it’d be easy just to say, ‘This one is too silly. I’m not gonna put it out there.’ But for me, it’s part of what I like to do — just make people have a good time and sing and get in a good mood. So I like to put a couple of those sort-of just straight love songs on there.

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