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| Caribbean: Jamaica | |
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| Day-o (The banana boat song) Day-o (The banana boat song) | |
Original text | |
Day-o, day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home Work all night on a drink of rum Daylight come and me wan' go home Stack banana till the mornin' come Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home It’s six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home A beautiful bunch of ripe banana (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Hide the deadly black tarantula (Daylight come and me wan' go home) It´s six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Day me say day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home | |
English Translation | |
Day-o, day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home Work all night on a drink of rum Daylight come and me wan' go home Stack banana till the mornin' come Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home It’s six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home A beautiful bunch of ripe banana (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Hide the deadly black tarantula (Daylight come and me wan' go home) It´s six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Day me say day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan' go home Day-o, day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home Credits Song: Jamaican folk song Animation and text: Courtesy of eDewcate | |
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