"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)