# Lime in the coconut

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-in-the-coconut/9139>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2000, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-in-the-coconut/9139 "2000-03-25T05:17:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LisaMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@LisaMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LisaMonkey)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-in-the-coconut/9139/1 "2000-03-25T05:17:00Z")

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Harry Nilsson wrote a song called “Put the lime in the coconut” and it was reciently played in the movie Pratical Magic (midnight margertia scene). I was wondering if there is any truth to the song and what the story behind it was. Please do tell.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-in-the-coconut/9139/2 "2000-03-25T08:57:00Z")

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[Er… I doubt it.](http://members.aol.com/deafdude2/lyrics/coconut.txt)

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[The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/)

- **Shadow of the Pigeon** -  
Weirdo of the Night

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-in-the-coconut/9139/3 "2000-03-25T10:31:00Z")

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Quote from Guanolads Link:

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> Lyrics provided for academic research purposes only.
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> Commercial use is prohibited.

I frightens me that someone might find this song subject of academic research.