Banana Boat Lyrics - Harry Belafonte

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Day-o (banana boat song)
Artist: harry belafonte (peak billboard position # 5 in 1957)
Words and music by harry belafonte lord burgess and bill attaway
Based on a jamaican folk song
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)
Come mr. tally mon tally me banana
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come mr. tally mon tally me 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
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day he say day he say day he say dayhe say day he say day
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
Hide thee deadly black tarantula
(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
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day he say day he say day he say dayhe say day he say day
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come mr. tally mon tally me banana
(daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come mr. tally mon tally me banana
(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

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