Day O (The Banana Boat Song)
Harry Belafonte; Edric Conner 1957
  (Riverboat 728)   Hiromi Kaneko, Kuniko Kawashima
 
two columns

OPENER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Day-o, day-o, Daylight come and me wan' go home
Sides face, grand square
Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana 'till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Four boys promenade one time around
Come back home swing the lady and promenade home
Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home

FIGURE (1 & 4)    Basic - SSD Week 11, corner progression

Heads (sides) promenade halfway
Walk in, square thru four hands
Do a right & left thru and half sashay
Pass thru, trade by
Box the gnat, square thru 2
Swing and promenade
Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home

FIGURE (2 & 3)    Mainstream - SSD Week 11, corner progression

Heads (sides) promenade halfway
Walk in, square thru four hands
Do a right & left thru and half sashay
Pass thru, trade by
Box the gnat, slide thru 2 times
Swing and promenade
Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home

MIDDLE BREAK    Basic - SSD Week 4

Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home
Sides face, grand square
Come, Mister Tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister Tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Four ladies promenade one time around
Come back home, swing the lady and promenade home
Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home

CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home
Sides face, grand square
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Four ladies promenade one time around
Come back home, swing the lady and promenade home
Day-o, day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Formerly RB 3087


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