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" Yes ! We Have No Bananas " is a novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn from the ___MASK5___ Broadway revue " Make It Snappy ". Sung by Eddie Cantor in the revue , the song became a major hit in ___MASK72___ ( placing No . 1 for five weeks ) when it was recorded by Billy Jones , Arthur Hall , Irving Kaufman , and others . It was covered later by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra , Spike Jones & His City Slickers , and many more . It also inspired a follow - up song , " I ' ve Got the Yes ! We Have No Bananas Blues ", recorded by Billy Jones and others in ___MASK72___ . Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City , its economic and administrative center , and the city ' s historical birthplace . The borough is coextensive with New York County , founded on November ___MASK37___ , 1683 , as one of the original counties of the U . S . state of New York . The borough consists mostly of Manhattan Island , bounded by the East , Hudson , and Harlem rivers , and also includes several small adjacent islands and Marble Hill , a small neighborhood on the U . S . mainland . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about ___MASK86___ million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over ___MASK37___ , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated ___MASK61___ . ___MASK37___ million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Frank Silverstadt ( September ___MASK29___ , ___MASK68___ or 1896 in Boston , Massachusetts  June 14 , ___MASK80___ in Manhattan , New York ), better known by his stage name Frank Silver , was an American songwriter , jazz drummer and vaudeville performer . He was best known for co - writing and co - composing the popular song " Yes ! We Have No Bananas " in ___MASK72___ with Irving Cohn . He wrote at least ___MASK100___ songs in his career . The City of London is a city and county within London . It constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of London , though it remains a notable part of central London . Administratively , it forms one of the ___MASK15___ local authority districts of Greater London ; however , the City of London is not a London borough , a status reserved for the other ___MASK30___ districts ( including London ' s only other city , the City of Westminster ). England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over ___MASK12___ smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The European Union ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over ___MASK25___ million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . The Mayor of London is an elected politician who , along with the London Assembly of ___MASK94___ members , is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London . The current mayor is Sadiq Khan , who took up office on 9 May 2016 . The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation of the role on ___MASK67___ May 2000 until he was defeated in 2008 by Boris Johnson , who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan . Boston ( pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States . Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County , although the county government was disbanded on July ___MASK37___ , 1999 . The city proper covers with an estimated population of 667 , 137 in 2015 , making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States . The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston , a Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) home to a census - estimated ___MASK67___ . 7 million people in 2014 and ranking as the tenth - largest such area in the country . Alternately , as a Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ), this wider commuting region is home to some 8 . ___MASK37___ million people , making it the sixth - largest as such in the United States . Middlesex ( abbreviation : Middx ) was a county in southeast England that is now mostly part of Greater London , with small sections in neighbouring counties . It was established in the Anglo - Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons , and existed as an official unit until ___MASK35___ . The historic county included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries . The largely low - lying county , dominated by clay in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south , was the second smallest by area in ___MASK31___ . Massachusetts ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The state is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The capital of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England is Boston . Over ___MASK63___ % of Massachusetts ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American history , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , Massachusetts ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Irving Cohn ( ___MASK46___ in London  12 July 1961 in Fort Lee , New Jersey ) was a British - American songwriter , best known for " Yes ! We Have No Bananas ", which he co - wrote with Frank Silver in 1923 . He is sometimes credited as Irving Conn . Irving Cohn ( February 21 , ___MASK34___ - 1961 ) was a British - American songwriter , best known for `` Yes , We Have No Bananas '' , which he co - wrote with Frank Silver in 1923 . Cohn was born in London , but re - located to the United States , where he died . He is sometimes credited as Irving Conn . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . The London Assembly is an elected body , part of the Greater London Authority , that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power , with a two - thirds majority , to amend the Mayor ' s annual budget and to reject the Mayor ' s draft statutory strategies . The assembly was established in ___MASK3___ and meets at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames , close to Tower Bridge . The assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners ( transport , environmental matters , etc .), publish its findings and recommendations , and make proposals to the Mayor . Surrey is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . Surrey shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . Surrey County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since ___MASK35___ . With a resident population of ___MASK37___ . ___MASK37___ million , Surrey is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire .