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The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

All: Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go home
All: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
All: He say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Work all night on a drink a'rum
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Stack banana till thee morning come
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
Boys: He say day, he say day
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Hide thee deadly black tarantula
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
Boys: He say day, he say day
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

All: Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go home
All: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
All: He say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go hoooome