Second Banana

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"Second Banana"
Composed by:
Pure West
Vocals Andrew Sabiston
Appears in Donkey Kong Country – "Kong for a Day" (1996)

"Second Banana" is the second song in the Donkey Kong Country television series episode "Kong for a Day." Following Cranky Kong's call for Diddy Kong to foil King K. Rool's plot, the scene transitions to Diddy Kong singing this song.

Lyrics[edit]

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English[edit]

What do you expect from someone
Who has never, ever been the king before?
Never had to save the day
Now I've no idea what's in store

Second banana's what I am
I never thought this job would be
Full of so much misery
Second banana's what I know
I'm just not cut out to be the hero

Maybe it's a twist of fate
But I can never recreate the ape he was
I'm the tutti to his frutti
And the peach to his fuzz

Second banana's what I am
We made such a perfect team
Now I'm all alone, it seems
Second banana's what I know
I'm just not cut out to be the hero

The hero...
The hero...
The hero...
The hero...
The hero!

French[edit]

French lyrics Translation

Qu'est-ce qu'on attend d'un petit singe
Qui n'a jamais, non, jamais été le roi ?
Je n'en ai pas la carrure
Mais on ne m'a pas laissé le choix

Moi, je ne suis que le meilleur ami
Je savais pas que ce travail était aussi exigeant
Moi, je suis le meilleur ami du roi
Mais je pensais pas qu'un jour ce serait moi

C'est peut-être un coup du sort
Mais je ne serai jamais aussi fort que lui
Je suis l'ombre de son ombre
La pelure d'une de ses bananes

Moi, je ne suis que le meilleur ami
On faisait une belle équipe
Maintenant, je me retrouve tout seul
Moi, je suis le meilleur ami du roi
Je ne suis pas fait pour être un héros

Un héros...
Un héros...
Un héros...
Un héros...
Un héros !

What do you expect from a little ape
Who has never ever been the king?
I don't have what it takes
But I wasn't given a choice

I am just the best friend
I didn't know that this job was so demanding
I am the king's best friend
But I never thought that one day it would be me

Maybe it's a twist of fate
But I'll never be as strong as him
I'm the shadow of his shadow
The peel of one of his bananas

I am just the best friend
We used to make a great team
Now I'm all alone
I am the king's best friend
I'm not cut out to be a hero

A hero...
A hero...
A hero...
A hero...
A hero!