Day O (Banana Boat Song) [18]

Irving Burgie

Melody: do\sol

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D	ay-o, day-ay-ay-o!

	A7	D
Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

	D	A7
D	ay, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say d	ay-ay-ay-o

	D	A7	D
D	aylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

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W	ork all night on a drink a’rum

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

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St	ack banana till thee morning come

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D	A7
C	ome, Mr. Tally Mon, t	ally me banana

	D	A7	D
(D	aylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D	A7
C	ome, Mr. Tally Mon, t	ally me banana

	D	A7	D
(D	aylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

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It’s s	ix foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
S	ix foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
D	ay-o, day-ay-ay-o!

	A7	D
Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

	D	A7
D	ay, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say d	ay-ay-ay-o

	D	A7	D
D	aylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

	D
A b	eautiful bunch a’ripe banana

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
H	ide the deadly black tarantula

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
It’s s	ix foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
S	ix foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!

	A7	D
(Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
D	ay-o, day-ay-ay-o!

	A7	D
Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

	D	A7
D	ay, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say d	ay-ay-ay-o

	D	A7	D
D	aylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

	D	A7
C	ome, Mr. Tally Man, t	ally me banana

	D	A7	D
(D	aylight come and he w	an’ go h	ome)

	D	A7
C	ome, Mr. Tally Man, t	ally me banana

	D	A7	D
(D	aylight come and he w	an’ go h	ome)

	D
D	ay-o, day-ay-ay-o!

	A7	D
Daylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

	D	A7
D	ay, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say d	ay-ay-ay-o

	D	A7	D
D	aylight come and me w	an’ go h	ome

Harry Belafonte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tou8-Cz8is