Banana

boat song (1956)

Irving Burgie, William Attaway, Harry Belafonte

         
                 
D A7 D

Day o!, day, oh. Day light come an' me wan' go home.

 
              
    
5


3 3 3 3

Day, Mis sah 3

day, Mis sah day, Mis sah day, Mis sah day, Mis sah day, oh!

       
             
8 A7 D

Day light come an' me wan' go home 1. Work all night on a

beau ti ful punch of

        
              
11 D A7 D

drink of rum. Day light come an' me wan' go home.

ripe ba na na.

       
                 
14 D

Stuck ba na na till the morn ing come. Day light come an' me
Hide the dead ly black ta ran t’la.

  
                    
 
17 A7 D D

wan' go home. Come Mis tah Tal ly man, tal ly me ba na na. Day light come an' me
   
        
           
21 A7 D D

wan' go home. Come Mis tah Tal ly man, tal ly me ba na na. Day light come an' me

     
         
         
25 A7 D D D

wan' go home. Heave six foot, sev en foot, eight foot punch! Day light come an' me

  
             

29 A7 D

wan' go home. Heave six foot, sev en foot, eight foot punch!

      
            
  
32 D A7 D D
3

Day light come an' me wan' go home. Day, Mis sah day, oh!

         
     
          
36 D A7 D D

Day light come an' me wan' go home. Day, Mis sah day, Mis sah day Mis sah

   
             
2.

   
40 D
1.
A7 D A7 D Fine

Day light come an' me wan' go home! 2. A wan' go home.