מילים לשיר Banana Boat – Harry Belafonte

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Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position Words and Music by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway
Based on a Jamaican folk song
Other versions in 1957
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DayDaylight come and he wan' go home
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say dayDaylight come and he wan' go home
(Daylight come and he wan' go home) Work all night on a drink a'rum
Stack banana till thee morning come
(Daylight come and he wan' go home) Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH! (Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home) Day, he say day(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,he say day, he say day (Daylight come and he wan' go home)
A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
Hide thee deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
(Daylight come and he wan' go home) It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,he say day, he say day (Daylight come and he wan' go home) Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana (Daylight come and he wan' go home)
DayDay, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day(Daylight come and he wan' go home) (Daylight come and he wan' go home) ronhontz@worldnet.att.netTranscribed by Ronald E. Hontz.