Laugh With Me

This is a parody of Banana Boat Song by Stan Freberg. Listen carefully:



A decade+ ago, I recorded this song from my (then) favourite radio station - Radio 4, and played the cassette for my friends. We'd listen to it repeatedly, each time laughing out of control. I still have that the song in a cassette somewhere in my piles of my old stuff, but I haven't played it since that decade ago. I'd never thought I'd stumble upon it again, and that someone had made such a funny, adorable video to go with it didn't hurt at all :)

The lyrics:

Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

Day, he say..
(Man, I'm gonna have to ask you not to shout like that)
Well.. (it's like right in my ear)

It goes with the song
(Yeah, but don't holler in my ear, man)

Well, it's authentic Calypso shout
(Yeah, but try standing next to me, man)

Well, the shout go with the bongo drums
(Not my bongo drums, man I mean, move away)

Well, I don't see why
(No, no, no, stand over next to the guitar, man)

He sent me over here
(Yeah, well, then sing soft, man you know, I mean like, wow)

Ok, day... (It's too loud, man)
Day... (that's better)

Me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day
Me say day-o, daylight come
And me wan go home (Yeah, man)

Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

Stack banana till the morning come
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

Lift six foot, seven foot (Hold it, man)
Eight foot bunch (Hold it, man)
Daylight come and (Too loud, man)
Me wan go home (Too loud)

Lift six foot, seven foot (Hold it, man)
Eight foot bunch (Hold it, man)
Daylight come and
Me wan go home (My ears, man, like my ears)

Day... (no, hold it, man)
Me say day-o...
(It's too shrill, man, it's too piercing)

Well, I don't see why
(No, it's too piercing, man, it's too piercing)

Well, I got to do the shout
(No, man, it's too piercing, like I don't dig loud noises)

Well, you ruined the whole (Piercing) record is what you did
(Yeah, well, tough, I'll take my bongos and go, man)
(Cause the whole is like bugging me, anyhow)

Yeah, well, wait a minute I won't shout
(No, man, like I didn't wanna make this gig in the first place)

Oh, no, wait a minute I'll be soft
(Yeah, well then back off from me, man)
(It's too piercing)

Okay, how's this, day-o (Too loud, man)
Okay, day-o (Too loud, man, I can still hear you)
(Would you mind leaving the room)

Okay
*footsteps leaving*
Day, me say day-o (Crazy)
*footsteps entering*
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

*footsteps leaving*
Day, me say day-o
*footsteps entering*
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
Daylight come and
Me wan go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

(No, man, don't sing about spiders)
(I mean, like I don't dig spiders)
Well, that's how the song goes
It goes hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and
Me wan go home

(Is that it, can I leave now)
Not yet, we got a big finish

*footsteps leaving*
Day
Me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day
Me say day-o

*knocking*
Hey, I locked myself out (Crazy)

*window breaks*
I come through the window (Yeah)

Daylight come and
Me wan go home

Hahahahahah. Laugh with me. Wahahahahahahah!