Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Cocoanut Oil is a 1932 song of Bahamian origin, first recorded by Mart Britt and his Orchestra, but most famous in the version by Count Basie.
[2] [1] It describes a woman, "mama", who prefers drinking brandy and rum over peas, rice, coconut oil, whiskey or gin - "because it makes her sin."
She complains about "a pain in her chest, because the food papa gives her won't digest."
[2] Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded the song for Decca Records on 6 June 1938,[2] with lyrics provided by Louis Wolfe Gilbert and L. Charles and a vocal performance by Jimmy Rushing.
[10] A version of the song was used in a TV commercial in the UK for the vegetable cooking oil Crisp n Dry, with the lyrics changed to " Mama don't want no greasy food from no cooking oil, Mama don't want no greasy food from no cooking oil, Mama likes a nice cod fish, that doesn't swim in grease, that cooks real quick with out no oil slick, Mama preaches that it's great, cos its low in saturate, she likes Crisp n Dry, my Mama likes Crisp n Dry!"