The Banana Boat Song chords by Sarah Vaughan

SimplifiedG · D · C · Gm · Cm

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Verse 1
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D 
C 
G 
Day- o, day-
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C 
G 
ay- ay- o
Daylight come and he wan' go home
C 
Gm 
D 
G 
D 
Day, he say day, he say
G 
day,
C 
he
Gm 
G 
D 
say day, he say
G 
D 
C 
G 
day, he say day- ay- ay- o
Daylight come and he wan' go home
Work all night on a drink a'rum

Verse 2
G 
(Daylight come and
he wan'
D 
go home)
C 
G 
Stack banana till thee morning
come
(Daylight come and he
D 
G 
wan' go home)

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Verse 3

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)

Verse 4
G 
It's six foot, seven foot,
C 
Gm 
D 
G 
eight foot, BUNCH!
(Daylight come and he
C 
wan' go home)
Gm 
D 
G 
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot,
BUNCH!
D 
(Daylight come and he wan'
G 
C 
G 
go home)
D 
Day, he say

Verse 5
C 
G 
day- ay- ay- o
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
D 
C 
G 
 he say day, he say day
(Daylight come and he wan'
go home)

Verse 6
A beautiful bunch a'ripe banana
D 
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)
G 
Hide thee deadly black
tarantula
(Daylight come and he wan'
go home)

Verse 7
G 
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
Cm 
C 
he wan' go  home)
Gm 
Day, he

Verse 8
D 
G 
say day- ay- ay-
o
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)
C 
Gm 
D 
G 
D 
G 
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
D 
C 
G 
 he say day,
he say day
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)

Verse 9
G 
D 
Come, Mr. Tally Mon,
C 
G 
tally me banana
D 
(Daylight come and he wan'
G 
go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon,
tally me banana
(Daylight come and he
wan' go home)

Verse 10
G 
Day- o, day- ay- ay- o (Daylight come and
he wan' go home)
C 
D 
Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
he say day, he say day- ay- ay- o
G 
(Daylight come and he wan' go home)