Day-O

Lord Burgess, William Attaway

[Intro]
Day come, and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come, and then they wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Day come, and me wan' go home

[Chorus]
Come, mister tally man, and tally me banana
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home
Come, mister tally man, and tally me banana
Daylight come, and then they wan’ go home

[Verse 1]
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come, and then they wan' go homе

[Chorus]
Come, mister tally man, and tally me banana
Daylight comе, and then they wan' go home
Come, mister tally man, and tally me banana
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home

[Verse 2]
Banana ripe, it is like honey
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home
Woman sweet, she take me money
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home

[Chorus]
Come, mister tally man, and tally me banana
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home
Come, mister tally man, and tally me banana
Daylight come, and then they wan’ go home

[Verse 3]
Work all night and drink-a rum
Daylight come, and then they wan’ go home
Stack banana 'til mornin’ come
Daylight come, and then they wan' go home

[Outro]
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Day come, and me wan' go home

(Daylight come) Daylight come, we wan' go home
(Daylight come) Daylight come, we wan’ go home
(Daylight come) Daylight come, we wan' go home
(Daylight come) Daylight come, we wan' go home
(Daylight come) Daylight come, we wan' go home

Trivia about the song Day-O by Nina & Frederik

When was the song “Day-O” released by Nina & Frederik?
The song Day-O was released in 1957, on the album “Nina & Frederik”.
Who composed the song “Day-O” by Nina & Frederik?
The song “Day-O” by Nina & Frederik was composed by Lord Burgess, William Attaway.

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