Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

Harry Belafonte
Day-o (day-o)
Day-ay-ay-o (day-ay-ay-o)
Daylight come and me wan' go home
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Day (day)
Don't leave me now
Day (day), yes
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
(Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o)
Daylight come and me wan' go home
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Work all night on a drink a rum
Stack banana 'til the mornin' come
Oh, come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Me say, come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

I lift six and seven and eight and bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six and seven and eight and bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

A beautiful bunch of ripe bananas (daylight come and -)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Hide the deadly black tarantula (daylight come and -)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Oh, come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Day, day, day, day)
Me say, come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Day, day, day, day)
I lift six and seven and eight and bunch (daylight)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six and seven and eight and bunch (daylight)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go (don't you know?)
Daylight come, me wan' go

Goodnight everybody
Thank you, thank you
You've been a beautiful audience
Thank you, thank you for coming
Thank you, stay tuned and very soon you'll be in New York
At purchase
Thank you, PBS for a great, great night
And I thank all my fellow audience
Thank each and every one of you

Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Yeyeyeyeye, me come and, home, me come and, home
Yeyeyeyeye, me come and, home, me come and, home
Daylight, daylight, me wan' go home
Daylight, daylight, me wan' go home
Daylight come, me wan' go home
Daylight come, me wan' go home

Yeyeyeyeye, me come and, home, me come and, home
Yeyeyeyeye, me come and, home, me come and, home
Yeyeyeyeye, me come and, home, me come and, home
Daylight, daylight, me wan' go home
Daylight, daylight, me wan' go home
Daylight come, me wan' go home
Daylight come, me wan' go home
Yeyeyeyeye, me come and, home, me come and, home

Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
I lift six and seven and eight and bunch (daylight)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six and seven and eight and bunch (daylight)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day (day), me say day-ay-ay-o (day-o)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)

Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come, me wan' go
Daylight come and me wan' go home