Banana Boat (Day´o)
(Burgie/ Attaway)

   
Day´o day´o
Day light come an´ me wan´ go home

Day, me say day,
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day´o

Work all night an´drink a run
Stack banana till the morning come

Come mister tallyman, tally me banana
It´s six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch

Day, is a day´o
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day´o

A beautiful bunch o´ripe banana
Hiding deadly black tarantula
Come mister tallyman, tally me banana
Day light come an´ me wan´ go home


foto: Marcia Zoet

Dinho Nascimento:
voz, berimbau (berra-boi, gunga e viola), percussão e vocal

Ronaldo Rayol, Juan Urgel e Anísio Mello Jr:
vocais`

"Banana Boat", de Burgie e Attaway, é um antigo sucesso do cantor jamaicano radicado nos Estados Unidos, Harry Belafonte, que depois se tornou um grande ator em Hollywood.