Day-O
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Chorus:
Day-o, day-o, Daylight come – and I wanna go home.
Day-o, day-o, Daylight come – and I wanna go home.
1. Work all night on the steaming river, Daylight come and I wanna go home. Work so hard it make me shiver. Daylight come and I wanna go home. Chorus
2. Load bananas bunch by bunch, Daylight come and I wanna go home. Skipped my supper, lost my lunch. Daylight come and I wanna go home. Chorus
3. Come Mr. Tallyman, tally me bananas, Daylight come and I wanna go home. Come Mr. Tallyman, tally me bananas, Daylight come and I wanna go home. Chorus
4. When morning comes my work is done, Daylight come and I wanna go home. Sleep all day ’til the setting sun. Daylight come and I wanna go home. Chorus
5. Kissed my wife ’bout a quarter to eight, Daylight come and I wanna go home. Back on the river – can’t be late. Daylight come and I wanna go home. Chorus
Day-O: traditional Jamaican work song, public domain.