Banana Boat Song Lyrics

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.
Banana boat song lyrics. Day o the banana boat song is a traditional jamaican work song. Day light s come and they want to go home. Day o the banana boat song is a single from harry belafonte s 1956 album calypso is an adaptation of a vernacular jamaican work song. It s harry belafonte s biggest hit as preformed by a bunch of monkeys.
This version of the song was adapted by barbadian. Harry belafonte banana boat song lyrics. D a day o day ay ay o d a daylight come and me wan go home d day me say day me say day me say day a me say day me say day ay ay o d a d daylight come and me wan go home d work all ni. Lyrics to banana boat song by harry belafonte.
Day o day o day light come and me wanna go home. 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. Harry belafonte miscellaneous banana boat song day o day ay ay o daylight come and me wan go home day me say day me say day me say da. This song was first recorded by edric connor and the caribbeans on the 1952 under the name day dah light.
Banana boat song lyrics.