Banana Boat Song (Day-o)

Harry Belafonte

Hawaiian

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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CHORUS (tune 450hz, 1/2 turn)
[F]Day, me say [|][F]day-ay-ay-o [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|]
[C7]wan' go [F]home. [|]
[F]Day, me say [|][F]day, me say day, 
me say day... [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|]
[C7]wan' go [F]home [|]
 
VERSE 1
[F]Work all night on a [|][F]drink a' rum [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|][C7]wan 'go [F]home [|]
[F]Stack banana till the [|][F]mornin' come.
[F]Daylight come and me [|][C7]wan' go [F]home [|]
 
VERSE 2
[F]Come, Mister tally man, [|][C7]tally me [F]banana. [|]
[F]Dayight come and me [|][C7]wan' go [F]home. [|]
[F]Come, Mister tally man, [|][C7]tally me banana. [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|][C7]wan' go [F]home [|]
 
BRIDGE
[F]It's six foot, seven foot, [|]
[F]eight foot BUNCH! [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|]
[C7]wan' go [F]home. [|]
[F]Sixfoot, seven foot, [|]
[F]eight foot BUNCH! [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|]
[C7]wan' go [F]home [|]
 
CHORUS
 
VERSE 4
[F]A beautiful bunch a' [|][F]ripe banana. [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|][C7]wan' go [F]home [|]
[F]Hide the deadly [|][F]black tarantula [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|][C7]wan' go [F]home [|]
 
BRIDGE
 
CHORUS
 
VERSE 2
 
OUTRO
[F]Day-o, [|]...[F]day-ay-[|][F]ay-o [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|]
[C7]wan' go [F]home. [|]
[F]...Day, [|][F]me say day, 
me say day, me say day,
Me [|][F]say day, me say day-ay-ay-o [|]
[F]Daylight come and me [|][C7]wan' go [F]home [|]