THE PEANUT VENDOR (El Manisero)Don AzpiazuEnglish words by Marion Sunshine and L. Wolfe Gilbertmusic and Spanish words by Moises SimonsFour versions charted in 1931: Don Azpiazu (#1); California Ramblers (#5); Red Nichols (#5); and Louis Armstrong (#15)Armstrong re-issued it in 1941 and hit # 25.In Cuba, each merry maidWakes up with this serenadePeanuts! They're nice and hotPeanuts! I sell alotIf you haven't got bananas, don't be bluePeanuts in a little bag are calling youDon't waste them, no tummy acheYou'll taste them when you awakeFor at the very break of dayThe peanut vendor's on his wayAt dawning that whistle blowsThrough ev'ry city, town, and country laneYou'll hear him sing his plaintive little strainAnd as he goes by to you he'll say:“Big jumbos, big double onesCome buy those peanuts roasted todayCome try those freshly roasted today!”If you're looking for a moral to this songFifty million little monkeys can't be wrongIn Cuba, his smiling faceIs welcome most ev'ry placePeanuts! They hear him cryPeanuts! They all replyIf you're looking for an early morning treatGet some double jointed peanuts good to eatFor breakfast or dinner timeFor supper, most anytimeA merry twinkle in his eyeHe's got a way that makes you buyEach morning that whistle blowsThe little children like to trail alongThey love to hear the peanut vendor's songThey all laugh with glee when he will say“They're roasted, no tiny onesThey're toasted, peanuts in the shellCome buy some, I eat more than I sell!”If an apple keeps the doctor from your doorPeanuts ought to keep him from you ever moreIn Cuba, each merry maidWakes up with this serenadePeanuts! They're nice and hot,Peanuts! I sell alot,“Peanuts! We'll meet againPeanuts! This street againPeanuts! You'll eat againYour peanut man.”That Peanut man's gone.From: Jackie Bankston
