The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Day- o, day- o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day,
me say day
[A]Me say day, me [D]say day- o
Daylight come [Bm]and me
[E]wan' [A]go [D]home
[A]Work all night

[Verse 2]
on a drink of [D]rum
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home
Stack [Eb]banana [A]'til de [Eb]mornin' [D]come
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home

[Verse 3]
[D]Come, mister tally [A]man,
[D]tally [Bb]me ban[D]ana
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home
Come, mister tally man,
[A]tally me banana
[D]Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home

[Verse 4]
Lift [D]six foot, seven foot,
eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home
Six foot, seven foot, [Eb]eight [D]foot bunch
Daylight come and me [A]wan' [D]go home

[Verse 5]
[D]Day, me say day- o
Daylight come and me [A]wan' [D]go home
Day, me say day, me say day,
me say [Eb]day
Daylight [D]come and me wan' go home (me say day,

[Verse 6]
me say day)
[D]A beautiful bunch o' ripe [Bb]ba n[D]ana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me [Bb]wan' go [D]home

[Verse 7]
Lift [D]six foot, seven foot,
eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me [A]wan' [Bb]go h[D]ome
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me [Bb]wan' go [D]home

[Verse 8]
[D]Day, me say day- o
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home
Day, me say day, me say day,
me say day
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go home [D](me say day,
me say day)
Come, mister [Eb]tally [A]man, tally

[Verse 9]
[E]
me [D]banana
Daylight come and me [A]wan' go [D]home
Come, mister tally [A]man,
[E]tally me [A]banana
[D]Daylight come and me [A]wan' [D]go home

[Verse 10]
Day- o, day- o
[D]Daylight come and me [A]wan' go home
Day, me say day,
me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day- o
Daylight come and me wan' [A]go home