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
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Stack banana till de mornin´ come
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
A beautiful bunch o´ ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana

Daylight come and me wan´ go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan´ go home

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