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Song:
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) / Harry Belafonte
Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of F#) so you can Play Along With The Song!* Tabs for the easier Key of C also included (see below)
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* Notes in (parens) indicate triplet timing
Day--O Day-----O
-6* 4* 6* -5* 4* -3*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-2* -2* -3* -3* -3* 3* 3* -2* -3* 4*
Day, me say day, me say day, me say
-6* 4* -6* (6* 4* 6*) (-5* -4 -5*)
Day, Me say day, me say Day----O
(4* -3* 4*) (-4 3* -4) -3* -2* -1* 1*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-2* -2* -3* -3* -3* 3* 3* 3* -2*
Work all night on a drink of rum
-3* 4* -3* 4* 4* -3* 4* -6*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-3* -3* 4* 4* 4* -4 -4 -4 4*
Stack banana til de morning come
-3* 4* -3* 4* 4* 4* -3* 4* -6*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-2* -2* -3* -3* -3* 3* 3* 3* -2*
Come Mister tally man, tally me banana
-3* 4* 4* -3* -3* 4* -4 -4 -4 3* 2* 1*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-3* -3* 4* 4* 4* -4 -4 -4 4*
Come Mister tally man, tally me banana
-3* 4* 4* -3* -3* 4* -4 -4 -4 3* 2* 1*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-2* -2* -3* -3* -3* 3* 3* 3* -2*
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
-3* 4* -3* -3* 4* -3* 4* -6*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-3* -3* 4* 4* 4* -4 -4 -4 4*
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
-3* 4* -3* -3* 4* -3* 4* -6*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-2* -2* -3* -3* -3* 3* 3* 3* -2*
Day, me say Day-----O
-6* 4* -6* 6* -5* 4* -3*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-3* -3* 4* 4* 4* -4 -4 -4 4*
Day, me say day, me say day, me say
-6* 4* -6* (6* 4* 6*) (-5* -4 -5*)
Day, Me say day, me say Day----O
(4* -3* 4*) (-4 3* -4) -3* -2* -1* 1*
Daylight come and me wanna go home
-2* -2* -3* -3* -3* 3* 3* 3* -2*
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wanna go home
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(Key of C)
Day--O Day-----O
8 7 -8 -7 7 6
Daylight come and me wanna go home
5 5 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 6 7
Day, me say day, me say day, me say
8 7 8 (-8 7 -8) (-7 -6 -7)
Day, Me say day, me say Day----O
(7 6 7) (-6 -5 -6) 6 5 -3 3
Daylight come and me wanna go home
5 5 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 5
Work all night on a drink of rum
6 7 6 7 7 6 7 8
Daylight come and me wanna go home
6 6 7 7 7 -6 -6 -6 7
Stack banana til de morning come
6 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 8
Daylight come and me wanna go home
5 5 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 5
Come Mister tally man, tally me banana
6 7 7 6 6 7 -6 -6 -6 -5 -4 3
Daylight come and me wanna go home
6 6 7 7 7 -6 -6 -6 7
Come Mister tally man, tally me banana
6 7 7 6 6 7 -6 -6 -6 -5 -4 3
Daylight come and me wanna go home
5 5 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 5
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
6 7 6 6 7 6 7 8
Daylight come and me wanna go home
6 6 7 7 7 -6 -6 -6 7
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
6 7 6 6 7 6 7 8
Daylight come and me wanna go home
5 5 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 5
Day, me say Day-----O
8 7 8 -8 -7 7 6
Daylight come and me wanna go home
6 6 7 7 7 -6 -6 -6 7
Day, me say day, me say day, me say
8 7 8 (-8 7 -8) (-7 -6 -7)
Day, Me say day, me say Day----O
(7 6 7) (-6 -5 -6) 6 5 -3 3
Daylight come and me wanna go home
5 5 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 5
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