Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat (day O) |
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Banana Boat
Harry Belafonte Day Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position Words and Music by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway Based on a Jamaican folk song Other versions in 1957 ( DayDaylight come and he wan' go home Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say dayDaylight come and he wan' go home (Daylight come and he wan' go home) Work all night on a drink a'rum 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(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 Hide thee deadly black tarantula (Daylight come and he wan' go home) (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 (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) DayDay, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day(Daylight come and he wan' go home) (Daylight come and he wan' go home) ronhontz@worldnet.att.netTranscribed by Ronald E. Hontz |
