Banana Boat Song Ukulele chords by Harry Belafonte

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Difficulty: Novice

C      G
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
               G
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
  C          G    C
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
Work all night on a drink a' rum
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Stack banana till the mornin' come
            G    C
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C                 G
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C           G
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
              G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
  C         G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
              G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Highly deadly black tarantula
           G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C     G
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C                G
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
  C          G
Daylight come and me wan' go home

  C
Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  C
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
  C
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
            G
Daylight come and me wan' go home