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]