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Day-o day-o 
Day light come and me wanna go home 
Day me say day me say day me say day me say day me say day-o 
Day light come and me wanna go home

 
Work all night on a drink of rum 
(C) Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
Stack banana till the morning come 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 

Come mister tally man (G) tally me (C) Banana 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home
Come mister tally man (G) tally me (C) Banana 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
 

Lift six foot, seven foot 
Eight foot, bunch! 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
Six foot, seven foot 
Eight foot, bunch!
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home

Day me say (G) day-(C)o 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
Day me say (G) day me say (C) day me say day 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 

A beautiful bunch of ripe (C) banana
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
Hide the deadly black (C) tarantula
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
 

Lift six foot, seven foot 
 Eight foot, bunch!
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
 

Six foot, seven foot 
Eight foot, (C) bunch!
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home

Day me say (G) day-(C)o 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
Day me say (G) day me say (C) day me say day 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home

Come mister tally man (G) tally me (C) Banana 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
Come mister tally man (G) tally me (C) Banana 
Day light come and me (G) wanna go (C) home 
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Day-o day-o 
Day light come and me wanna go home 
Day me say day me say day me say day me say day me say day me say day-o 
Day light come and me wanna go home

 

The song form follows the famous Harry Belafonte recording. That recording uses F and C7

We're using C and G to make it easier to play and sing. Find you best key for this great two chord song.