“Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” is a traditional folk song from Jamaica. It is was sung by the dock workers who worked night and day loading bananas onto the ships.
The song was recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1956 and since then became very popular all around the world.
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Lyrics
Day o! Day o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day o
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Work all night and a drink a rum
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Stack banana ’til the morning come
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Come mister tally man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Come mister tally man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Day, me say day o
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Hide the deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Day, me say day o
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Come mister tally man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Come mister tally man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Day! Day o!
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day o
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
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