day-o (the banana boat song)

Singer:belafonte, harry

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 on a drink of rum

daylight come and me wan' go home

stack banana till de 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 o' 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-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

Lyric Context: day-o (the banana boat song) - belafonte, harry