THE BANANA BOAT SONG

LEVEL 4C · 80 BPM · Jamaican Work Song
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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(CN.C.)Day

oh,

day

oh.

Day da light, and I wan na go home.

Six hand, sev en hand, eight hand, bunch!

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

We load ba na na till da ear ly light.

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

Day

(G)oh,

(F)day

(G)oh.

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

Day

(G)oh,

(F)day

(G)oh.

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

(G7)wan na go (C)home.

(C)Come, Mis ter Tal ly man, come (G7)tal ly me ba na na.

(C)Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

Come, Mis ter Tal ly man, come (G7)tal ly me ba na na.

(C)Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

Day

(G)oh,

(F)day

(C)oh.

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

Day da light, and I (G7)wan na go (C)home.

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
80 BPM
Plays
4
Chords
C F G G7
Category
Pop
Artist
Jamaican Work Song

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