The description and lyrics on this
page were provided by Rob.
The Banana Boat song is a traditional folk song from the Caribbean. It is a
Jamaican song but first recording was Trinidadian. It is a song from the
dock workers about their nighttime shift hauling banana crates onto ships.
Samuel E. Wright alters the lyrics to make it fit more with the album.
Sebastian:
Day-o
Day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come shining on my home
Day
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come shining on my home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
C’mon Ariel, you sing with me!
Come, Mister tally man
Sebastian & Ariel:
Tally me banana
Sebastian:
Hahahaha, that’s it.
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
Sebastian & Ariel:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Ariel:
Oh, is that like a sea spider?
Sebastian:
Day
Me say day-ay-ay-o
Sebastian & Ariel:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Day
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Oh, come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Everybody sing along!
Come on, Mister tally man
Sebastian & Ariel:
Tally me banana
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Day-o
Day-ay-ay-o
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Day
Me say day-ay-ay-o
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Now, everybody who is listening to this song, join in! Next chorus.
Day
Me say day-ay-ay-o
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Six o’clock, seven o’clock, eight o’clock, get up
Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
A handsome fruit juice and ripe banana
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Ariel:
Hmm, that sounds good.
Sebastian:
Pineapple, mango juice, plum and cassava
Ariel:
Cassava?
Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
They’re all good man, come on.
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
Day
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
That’s it, keep it up, I’m going back to Jamaica.
Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
Sebastian:
I was just joking.
Sebastian, Ariel & Chorus:
Daylight come shining on my home
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