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  2. Mar 6, 2020 · Learn a Jamaican Folk Song on Ukulele || Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - YouTube. Rock Class 101. 51.3K subscribers. 114. 6.8K views 4 years ago Ukulele Songs. ...more. Get the TABS, Access...

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  3. Jul 1, 2022 · In this 2 chord song lesson, I will teach you how to play an arrangement of "Day-O (the banana boat song)" by Harry Belafonte that is well-suited for solo performance.

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  4. "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music. It is a call and response work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. The lyrics describe how daylight has ...

  5. A Jamaican folk song with a melody that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face! One of the reasons that I love this song, is because its melody is ingeniously birthed from simplicity. This is a 2 chord song. Let me say that again – this song only has two chords: C and G7.

  6. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” is a single from Harry Belafonte’s 1956 album Calypso is an adaptation of a vernacular Jamaican work song.

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  8. This is a work song, thought to be sung by Jamaican banana workers, working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. In the morning, they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home. There were numerous versions of lyrics, some likely improvised on the spot by the singers as a call and response.

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