Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

Day-O (aka The Banana Boat Song) is a traditional Jamaican mento folk song from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. It was written by Lord Burgess, Bill Attaway and was first recorded and released by Harry Belafonte in 1955. It was adapted from Day Dah Light (Banana Loaders' Song) (Traditional). It was covered by Raffi, Big Daddy, Mina and Nina & Frederik.

Song Lyrics
Hey, he say hey-o Daylight come and he wanna go home Hey, he say hey-o Daylight come and he wanna go home Let's go bananas

Work all night till the morning come Daylight come and he wanna go home Stack banana till the morning come Daylight come and he wanna go home

Come, mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and he wanna go home Come, mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and he wanna go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and he wanna go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and he wanna go home

Day, he say day-o Daylight come and he wanna go home Day, he say day-o Daylight come and he wanna go home

A beautiful bunch of ripe banana Daylight come and he wanna go home Hide the deadly black tarantula Daylight come and he wanna go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and he wanna go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and he wanna go home

Day, he say day-o Daylight come and he wanna go home Day, he say day-o Daylight come and he wanna go home

Come, mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and he wanna go home Come, mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and he wanna go home

Day, he say day-o Daylight come and he wanna go home Day, he say day-o Daylight come and he wanna go home