Songbook/Banana Boat Song

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.

Guitar		Ukulele (gcea)
		C G7

Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

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

1^st 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

2^nd 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

3^rd 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

the Western Patter

simple Calypso-patter

Weblinks

• Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
• Harry Belafonte
• Videos on YouTube]