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Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
[edit | edit source]The Banana Boat Song is a calypso, the most famous version of which was sung by Harry Belafonte.
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Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
[edit | edit source]- Chorus
[C]Day-O! [G7]Day-[C]O!
Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
[C]Day-O! [G7]Day-[C]O!
Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
- 1st Verse
[C]Come, Mr. Tallyman, [G7]tally me banana
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
[C]Come, Mr. Tallyman, [G7]tally me banana
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
- 2nd Verse
Heave [C]six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
Heave [C]six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
- 3rd Verse
A [C]clerk man a check but him check with caution
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
A [C]clerk man a check but him check with caution
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
Accompanying proposal
[edit | edit source]- The Western Strumming
- Simple calypso strumming
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