Banana Boat Song

Harry Belafonte

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Day-light come and me want go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Day-light come and me want go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Stack ba-na-na till thee morn-ing come
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Come, Mister Tal-ly-man, tal-ly me ba-na-na
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Come, Mis-sa Tal-ly-man, tal-ly me ba-na-na
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Heave six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
(Day-light come and me want go home)
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana (Daylight come and me want go home)
Hide the deadly black tarantula (Daylight come and me want go home)
Heave six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH! (Day-light come and me want go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH! (Day-light come and me want go home)
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o (Daylight come and me want go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say É (Day-light come and me want go home)
Come, Missa Tallyman, tally me banana (Daylight come and me want go home)
Come, Missa Tallyman, tally me banana (Daylight come and me want go home)
Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
(Day-light come and me want go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
(Day-light come and me want go home)