Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Me say, load the banana
Boat all night long
Day de light and I wanna go home
Hey, all of you work men
Sing this song
Day de light and I wanna go home
[Chorus:]
Sleep by sun and work by moon
Day de light and I wanna go home
When I get some money
Gonna quit so soon
Day de light and I wanna go home
[Chorus:]
Pack up all my things
And I go to sea
Day de light and I wanna go home
Den de bananas see
The last of me
Day de light and I wanna go home
[Chorus:]
I hope to tell you, mon
I hear them singing, mon
I wanna go home, mon
Day de light and I wanna go home
[Chorus:] Day-o, day-o Day de light and I wanna go home Day-o, day-o Day de light and I wanna go home Me say, load the banana Boat all night long Day de light and I wanna go home Hey, all of you work men Sing this song Day de light and I wanna go home [Chorus:] Sleep by sun and work by moon Day de light and I wanna go home When I get some money Gonna quit so soon Day de light and I wanna go home [Chorus:] Pack up all my things And I go to sea Day de light and I wanna go home Den de bananas see The last of me Day de light and I wanna go home [Chorus:] I hope to tell you, mon I hear them singing, mon I wanna go home, mon Day de light and I wanna go home Explain Request ×
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