BANANA BOAT SONG

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{st:Harry Belafonte version}


[A] Daaay-oh! Da-[E7]ay-ay-ay-[A]oh! 
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Day, me say [E7] day, me say [D] day, me say [A] day, 
me say [D] day, me say [A] day-ay-ay-[E7]oh!
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] Work all night on a drink of rum
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Stack banana till de mornin' come
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] Come Mister Tallyman, [E7] tally me banana
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Come Mister Tallyman, [E7] tally me banana
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


Lift [A] six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] Day me say [E7] day-ay-ay-[A]oh!
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Day, me say [E7] day, me say [D] day, me say [A] day
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Hide de deadly black tarantula
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


Lift [A] six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] Day me say [E7] day-ay-ay-[A]oh!
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Day, me say [E7] day, me say [D] day, me say [A] day
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] Come Mister Tallyman, [E7] tally me banana
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Come Mister Tallyman, [E7] tally me banana
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home


[A] Daaay-oh! Da-[E7]ay-ay-ay-[A]oh! 
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home
[A] Day, me say [E7] day, me say [D] day, me say [A] day, 
me say [D] day, me say [A] day-ay-ay-[E7]oh!
[A] Daylight come and me [E7] wan' go [A] home



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