Lyrics to
Banana Boat Song

This version of Banana Boat Song was released by The Kinks in 1972.

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Day-oh, Day-oh
Daylight come and I wanna go home
Day-oh, Day-oh
Daylight come and I wanna go home

Workin’ on banana boat all day long
Daylight come and I wanna go home
Six boat, seven boat, eight boat job
Daylight come and I wanna go home

Day-oh, Day-oh
Daylight come and I wanna go home

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About Lyrics and Banana Boat Song by The Kinks

The lyrics for Banana Boat Song are defined as the words making up the song released by The Kinks in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Banana Boat Song have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Kinks and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Banana Boat Song by The Kinks if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Banana Boat Song" means the words set to the music of Banana Boat Song, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Kinks. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Banana Boat Song and the lyrics to Banana Boat Song are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Kinks who came here looking just for the lyrics to Banana Boat Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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