Harry Belafonte - "Banana Boat (day-o)" lyrics

Day-O (Banana Boat Song) Words and Music by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway Based on a Jamaican folk song Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position # 5 in 1957) Other versions in 1957- Tarriers (#4); Fontane Sisters (#13); Steve Lawrence (#18); Sarah Vaughan (# 19); and Stan Freberg (#25) 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) (Daylight come and he wan' go home) (Daylight come and he wan' go home) Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH! (Daylight come and he wan' go home) (Daylight come and he wan' go home) Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH! 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 (Daylight come and he wan' go home) (Daylight come and he wan' go home) Hide thee deadly black tarantula A beautiful bunch a'ripe 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 Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, (Daylight come and he wan' go home) he say day, he say day (Daylight come and he wan' go home) Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana (Daylight come and he wan' go home) (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) Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz ronhontz@worldnet.att.net