Monday, August 1, 2011

My world Tuesday/Thursday Theme Song:Banana Boat



(Daylight come and he wan' go home)





deadly black tarantula

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Though I could never remember the lyrics, I love Harry.

Day-O (Banana Boat Song)

Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position # 5 in 1957)
Words and Music by Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess, and Bill Attaway
Based on a Jamaican folk song
Other versions in 1957- Tarriers (#4); Fontane Sisters (#13); Steve Lawrence
(#18); Sarah Vaughan (# 19); and Stan Freberg (#25)


Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and he wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a'rum
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Stack banana till thee morning come
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day

(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Hide thee deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day

(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)


Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
ronhontz@worldnet.att.net

12 comments:

Ensurai said...

The Banana Boat song is so lively and happy....wish we are forever in that boat and singing...and singing...our hearts out...Thanks for the interesting post.

Luna Miranda said...

my mom made banana "heart" salad the other day. it's a yummy appetizer.:p

Kay L. Davies said...

One of my favourite songs and one of my all-time favourite performers. I was fortunate enough to see Harry Belafonte perform not once, but twice! It was years ago, but I'm still thrilled when I think of it.
Fantastic choice, Ann.
— K

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

Anonymous said...

this has been a very fun post ann! keep it up :)

Kel said...

a banana!
they are like gold here
$16 a kilo for months
forget what they taste like

eileeninmd said...

Fun post, Ann! Love the photos, especially the shot of the hot air balloons. Great capture. Thanks for sharing your world.

diane b said...

That's one of my favourite songs too.Bananas are too expensive to buy these days. We could do with some boats stacked high with bananas right now.

Carver said...

I love Harry Belafonte too and now I'm singing the song.

SandyCarlson said...

So incredible. Very beautiful. Thaks.

lina@engagement rings said...

I can find wide variety of bananas here :)

SquirrelQueen said...

I love that song, Harry Belafonte had the most beautiful voice. Great photos Ann, I really like the ones of the banana tree.

Hootin Anni said...

Superb job Ann!! I really like this song. Always have. It gets the ol' blood pumping with great rhythms. Your photos are stunning.

Happy Friday to you.

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