Banana Boat Song Chords & Tabs

by Harry Belafonte

[Content]
The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte
https://youtu.be/oKD_PfCQx9A

[Chorus]
D      A7  D                      A7       D   
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D          A7         D                                      
Day me say day me say day me say day me say day me say day oh
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home

[Verse]
D                      A7       D 
Work all night on the drink of rum
D                   A7         D 
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D                       A7      D 
Stack banana 'till de mornin' come
D                   A7         D 
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
[Verse]
D                     A7       D     
Come mister tally man tally me banana
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D                     A7       D     
Come mister tally man tally me banana
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home

[Verse]
      D             A7         D           
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D             A7         D           
Six foot, seven foot eight foot bunch
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home

[Chorus]
D              A7  D              A7       D          
Day-oh me say Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D      A7  D                      A7       D   
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home

[Verse]
D                    A7    D    
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
D                   A7         D 
Daylight come and me want go home
D                  A7       D   
Hide the deadly, black tarantula
D                   A7         D 
Daylight come and me want go home
      D             A7         D           
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D             A7         D           
Six foot, seven foot eight foot bunch
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home

[Chorus]
D              A7  D              A7       D          
Day-oh me say Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D      A7  D                      A7       D   
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
[Verse]
D                     A7       D     
Come mister tally man tally me banana
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D                     A7       D     
Come mister tally man tally me banana
D                   A7       D   
Daylight come an' me wan' go home

[Outro]
D      A7  D                      A7       D   
Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home
D              A7  D              A7       D          
Day-oh me say Day-oh Daylight come an' me wan' go home