"Apples and Bananas" or "Oopples and Boo-noo-noos"[1] is a traditional[2] North American children's song that plays with the vowels of words.
Scottish musicians Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise included the song on their 1982 album and book The Singing Kettle.
[3] Canadian musician Raffi released a version of the song on his album One Light, One Sun (1985).
As with Raffi, Barney's version also only changed the stressed vowels.
Sesame Street released an animated version in 2019 featuring Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and Grover singing the song.