Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
(RB 3087)
Mike Hoose
OPENER
Day-o, day-o
Sides face, grand square
Work all night on a drink o'rum
(music)
Stack banana till the morning come
Allemande left, weave the ring
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
FIGURE
Well the heads promenade go halfway round
Square thru and get me 4 hands around
Go all the way and do a right & left thru
Veer left, ferris wheel you do
Square thru 3/4 around
Swing your corner girl and promenade
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
MIDDLE BREAK
Sides face, grand square
Well it's six-foot, seven-foot, eight-foot bunch
(music)
It's six-foot, seven-foot, eight-foot bunch
Allemande left, weave the ring
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
CLOSER
Sides face, grand square
Well a beautiful bunch of ripe banana
(music)
Hide the deadly, black tarantula
Allemande left, weave the ring
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
TAG
Daylight come and me wan' go home