The Banana
Boat Song
Words and Music by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway
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)


-
day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he
wan' go home
Day, he say


-
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)


he say



(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)








Day, he say day, he
say day, he say day,
He say day, he say day
(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)




A beautiful bunch
a'ripe banana
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)


Hide three deadly
black tarantula
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)



Day, he say
day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)



Day, he say
day-ay-ay-o
(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-o,
day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)



Day, he say
day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)