Banana Boat (Day-O)

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

Work all night on a drink aŽrum
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Stack banana till thee morning come
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

ItŽs six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, (FADE) he say day, he say day
(NORMAL VOLUME)
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

A beautiful bunch aŽripe banana
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Hide thee deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

ItŽs six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, (FADE) he say day, he say day
(NORMAL VOLUME)
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wanŽ go home)

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wanŽ 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 wanŽ go home)


by Harry Belafonte

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