"Day-O (aka The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican mento folk song from the You Make Me Feel Like Dancing album and video.
Lyrics[]
English (original)[]
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Let's go bananas
Work all night till the morning come
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Stack banana till the morning come
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Come, mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Come, mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wanna go home
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and he wanna go home
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Come, mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Come, mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Day, he say day-o
Daylight come and he wanna go home
Latin Spanish[1][]
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Traigo bananas!
Termine y de mañana es
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hay bananas en mi barco hoy
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Ay, señor contador, cuente las bananas
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Ay, señor contador, cuente las bananas
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hay seis, hay siete, hay ocho y mas!
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hay seis, hay siete, hay ocho y mas!
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
En un bello racimo de ricas bananas
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hay una negra y fea araña (AH!)
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hay seis, hay siete, hay ocho y mas!
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hay seis, hay siete, hay ocho y mas!
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Ay, señor contador, cuente las bananas
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Ay, señor contador, cuente las bananas
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Hey, dice hey-o
El día asoma y a casa yo voy
Song Credits[]
Words and Music by Irving Burgie and William Attaway
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