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Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

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The Banana Boat Song is a calypso, the most famous version of which was sung by Harry Belafonte.

Guitar Ukulele (gcea)
   
C G7
   

Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

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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
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
[C]Come, Mr. Tallyman, [G7]tally me banana
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home

2nd Verse

Heave [C]six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
Heave [C]six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home

3rd Verse

A [C]clerk man a check but him check with caution
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home
A [C]clerk man a check but him check with caution
[C]Daylight come, and I [G7]wanna go [C]home

Accompanying proposal

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The Western Strumming


            
           

Simple calypso strumming


           
           


This work is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.
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