Day-o, day-ay-ay-o

"Banana Boat Song"

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day, he say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a'rum
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Stack banana till thee morning come
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day, he say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Hide thee deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and he wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day, he say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Day, he say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day,
He say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Harry Belafonte - Lord Burgess - Bill Attaway (m+w)
(Transcribed Jamaican folk song)

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