Day-O

Song composed by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway. There are controversies about the lyrics, so different versions may be found around the Net.

Day-o, day-a-a-o
Daylight come an' we wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-a-o
Daylight come an' we wan' go-o...

Work all night on a drink o'rum
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Stack banana till the mornin' come
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch!
(Daylight come and we wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and we wan' go home)

Day, me say day-a-o
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-a-o
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

A beautiful bunch o'ripe banana
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Hidin' a deadly black tarant'la
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch!
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

Day, me say day-o
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-a-o
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)

Day-o, day-a-a-o
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-a-o
(Daylight come an' we wan' go home...)

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