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
Work all night ‘til the morning come
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Stack banana ‘til the morning come
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tallyman 'a tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Me say, come Mr. Tallyman 'a tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Lift 6 hand, 7 hand, 8 hand bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Me say, 6 hand, 7 hand, 8 hand bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day O, Day O
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day O, Day O
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Beautiful bunch, a ripe banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
A beautiful bunch, a ripe banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
6 hand, 7 hand, 8 hand bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Me say, 6 hand, 7 hand, 8 hand bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day
Me say Day O
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day O, Day O
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tallyman a' tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Me say, come Mr. Tallyman a' tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
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
Day O was written by Traditional.
Day O was produced by Ken Whiteley & Raffi.