Day-O (Aka The Banana Boat Song) Lyrics

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 day,
He 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)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
He 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)