Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

Work all night till the morning comes
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Stack bananas till the morning comes
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

Come Mister Tally Man, tally my bananas
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Come Mister Tally Man, tally my bananas
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

A beautiful bunch of ripe bananas
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Six-hand, seven-hand, eight-hand bunch
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

Come Mister Tally Man, tally my bananas
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Come Mister Tally Man, tally my bananas
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Day-o, I say day-o
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home
Daylight’s coming and I want to go home

Now it’s time to rise and shine
Brush my teeth and tie my shoes
The day has come, it’s time to run
Hug the day and meet the sun