Day-o (banana boat song)artist: harry belafonte (peak billboard position # 5 in 1957)words and music by harry belafonte, lord burgess, and bill attawaybased on a jamaican folk songother versions in 1957- tarriers (#4); fontane sisters (#13); steve lawrence (#18); sarah vaughan (# 19); and stan freberg (#25)day-o, day-ay-ay-odaylight come and he wanand' go homeday, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day-ay-ay-odaylight come and he wanand' go homework all night on a drink aand'rum(daylight come and he wanand' go home)stack banana till thee morning come(daylight come and he wanand' go home)come, mr. tally mon, tally me banana(daylight come and he wanand' go home)come, mr. tally mon, tally me banana(daylight come and he wanand' go home)itand's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!(daylight come and he wanand' go home)six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!(daylight come and he wanand' go home)day, he say day-ay-ay-o(daylight come and he wanand' go home)day, he say day, he say day, he say day, andlt;fadeandgt; he say day, he say dayandlt;normal volumeandgt;(daylight come and he wanand' go home)a beautiful bunch aand'ripe banana(daylight come and he wanand' go home)hide thee deadly black tarantula(daylight come and he wanand' go home)itand's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!(daylight come and he wanand' go home)six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!(daylight come and he wanand' go home)day, he say day-ay-ay-o(daylight come and he wanand' go home)day, he say day, he say day, he say day, andlt;fadeandgt; he say day, he say dayandlt;normal volumeandgt;(daylight come and he wanand' go home)come, mr. tally mon, tally me banana(daylight come and he wanand' go home)come, mr. tally mon, tally me banana(daylight come and he wanand' go home)day-o, day-ay-ay-o(daylight come and he wanand' 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 wanand' go home)transcribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net
