Banana Boat Song Harry Belafonte Intro: [C] |Chorus: |[C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. |[C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o |[C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Verse 1: [C] Work all night on a drink a’ rum [C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. [C] Stack banana till de mornin’ come [C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Verse 2: [C] Come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana. [C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. [C] come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana. [C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Verse 3: [C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch [C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. [C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch [C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home |Chorus: |[C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. |[C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o |[C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Verse 4: [C] Beautiful bunch of ripe banana [C] daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. [C] Hide the deadly, black taranch-la [C] daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Verse 5: [C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch [C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. [C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch [C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home |Chorus: |[C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. |[C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o |[C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Verse 6: [C] Come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana. [C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. Me say [C] come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana. [C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home. |Chorus Acapella: |[N/C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [N/C] Daylight come an' me [N/C] wan’ go [N/C] home. |[N/C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o |[N/C] Daylight come an' me [N/C] wan’ go [C] home.