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 drink of rum
E                    B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Stack banana till de mornin' come
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

                        B7
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
E                    B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home
                        B7
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
E                    B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home


Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

            B7  E
Day, me say day-o
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home
            B7   E
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Hide the deadly black tarantula
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home


Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

            B7  E
Day, me say day-o
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home
            B7   E
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

                        B7
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
E                    B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home
                        B7
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
E                    B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home

       B7  E
Day-o, day-o
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home
            B7   E
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o
                     B7      E
Daylight come and me wan' go home