"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional #JamaicanFolkSong. The song has #mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better-known #calypsoMusic. It is a #callAndResponse #workSong, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading #bananas onto the large ocean-going cargo ships known as #bananaBoats. The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their shift is over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5dpBWlRANE
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"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional #JamaicanFolkSong. The song has #mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known #calypsoMusic. It is a #callAndResponse #workSong, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading #bananas onto the large ocean-going cargo ships known as #bananaBoats. The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their shift is over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha8vLoqvtoc