Day-o, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan’ go home Day-o, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan’ go home Hey, all of the workmen sing this song Daylight come and me wan’ go home Well I sleep by the sun and I work by the moon Daylight come and me wan’ go home Work all night ‘til the morning come Daylight come and me wan’ go home Stack them banana ‘til the morning come Daylight come and me wan’ go home Come, Mr. Tallyman, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home Me say, come Mr. Tallyman, tally me banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home Lift six hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home Me say, six hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home A beautiful bunch o’ ripe banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home Out come a big, black, hairy tarantula Daylight come and me wan’ go home Well, I’ll pack up my things and I’ll go to sea Daylight come and me wan’ go home Then the bananas see the last of me Daylight come and me wan’ go home