Songbook/Banana Boat Song
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Jamaican folk song – Alternative title: Day-O, arranged by Mjchael
The Banana Boat Song is a Calypso, which best-known version 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
- Daylight come, and I G7 wanna go C home
- C Come, Mr. Tallyman, G7 tally me banana
- Daylight come, and I G7 wanna go C home
- 2nd Verse
- Heave C six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
- Daylight come, and I G7 wanna go C home
- Heave C six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
- Daylight come, and I G7 wanna go C home
- 3rd Verse
- A C clerk man a check but him check with caution
- Daylight come, and I G7 wanna go C home
- A C clerk man a check but him check with caution
- Daylight come, and I G7 wanna go C home
Accompaniment-proposal[edit | edit source]
the Western Patter![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
simple Calypso-patter![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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