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Harry Belafonte, Almanac, 18 February 1954. "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music . It is a call and response work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.
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Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home. Work all night on a drink a rum. (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Stack banana 'til ...
Banana Boat Song Lyrics: Day-o, day-o / Daylight come and me 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' go home / Work all night on a
He co-composed "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", and on February 14th, 1957 Harry Belafonte's original version of the song peaked at #5 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Top 100 chart, it spent twenty weeks on the Top 100... And on January 24th, 1957 the Tarriers' covered version reached #4 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys chart...
