Day-o, day-ay-ay-o 
Day-light come and we wan' go home 
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o 
Day-light come and we wan' go home 

Work all night on a drink of rum 
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 
Stack ba-na-na till the morning come 
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 

Come, Mister Tal-ly-man, tal-ly me ba-na-na 
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 
Come, Mis-sa Tal-ly-man, tal-ly me ba-na-na 
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch 
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch 
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 

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

A beautiful bunch of ripe banana 
   ((Daylight come and we wan' go home)) 
Hide the deadly black tarantula 
   ((Daylight come and we wan' go home)) 

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
   ((Day-light come and we wan' go home)) 

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

Come, Missa Tallyman, tally me banana 
   ((Daylight come and we wan' go home)) 
Come, Missa Tallyman, tally me banana 
   ((Daylight come and we wan' go home)) 

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