"Banana Boat Song", by Harry Belafonte - 1956
Recording - Calypso LP - 1956

Transcribed by Gary Wahlgren
San Diego, CA


[D]Day-oh, day-ay-ay-oh.  Daylight come and he[A7] wan? go [D]home
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he[A7] wan? go [D]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-oh.  (Daylight come and he wan? go home)
Day!, he say day, he say day, he say day, (FADE) 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)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!       (Daylight come and he wan? go home)


Day, he say day-ay-ay-oh.  (Daylight come and he wan? go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, (FADE) 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-oh, day-ay-ay-oh.  (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)