Day-O (the banana boat song)

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DELIA (spoken):
Business friends: I have only known this amazing, amazing man, and his unique daughter for a few months. I don't even know how many, I'd have to check my pay stubs. But, as my Guru Otho always says...

(Sung):
Day-O!

MAXIE (spoken):
What?

LYDIA (spoken):
What's going on Delia? Are you alright?

DELIA (spoken):
Um, heh heh, uh... I am so sorry, I don't... I don't know what just happened. I meant to say-

(Sung):
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o!

CHARLES (spoken):
Delia? Do you need to lie down?

DELIA (spoken):
No! No, I just need to-

(Sung):
Daylight come and me wan' go home

(Spoken):
What is happening to me?

CHARLES (spoken):
Maxie!

MAXIE (spoken):
Yes?

CHARLES (spoken)
On behalf of Delia and myself, I'd just like to say-

(Sung):
Work all night on the drink of rum!

ALL, except LYDIA:
Daylight come and me wan' go home.

DELIA:
Stack banana till the morning comes, brrah!

ALL, except LYDIA:
Daylight come and me wan' go home. Day, me say day-o. Daylight come and me wan' go home.

CHARLES:
Come mister tally man, tally me banana.

ALL, except LYDIA:
Daylight come and me wan' go home.

MAXIE:
Come mister tally man, tally me banana.

ALL, except LYDIA:
Daylight come and me wan' go home.

CHARLES (spoken):
Lydia! Call 9-1-1! Wait, why aren't you dancing?

LYDIA (spoken):
It's like I told you dad. This house is haunted, and the ghosts who live here... want you out!

Barbara! The pig!

BARBARA (spoken):
Who wants bacon?

DELIA (spoken)
No! No! I'm a vegan!

CHARLES:
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana.

ALL, except LYDIA:
Daylight come and me wan' go home.

MAXINE:
Hide the deadly black tarantula

PIG:
Daylight come and me wan' go home.

ALL, except LYDIA:
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch! Daylight come and me wan' go home.
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch!
Daylight come and me wan' go home.

CHARLES (spoken):
Maxie, please, forgive me. If I had known-

MAXIE (spoken):
Chuck, you moron! Don't apologise! We're gonna be rich!

CHARLES (spoken):
What?

LYDIA (spoken):
What?!

MAXIE (spoken):
I was never gonna invest in your stupid "gated community". But a genuine haunted house... It's a gold mine!

LYDIA (spoken):
No!

CHARLES (spoken):
Do you hear that Delia? These ghosts are gonna make us a fortune!

LYDIA (spoken):
No, you're supposed to be scared!

ADAM (spoken):
Lydia, we're sorry! It didn't work.

LYDIA (spoken):
There's one thing that can still stop him.

BARBARA (spoken):
Lydia, no, you don't know what will happen.

LYDIA (spoken):
I can't keep living like this!
Betelgeuse!

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I'm so glad you changed your mind. You are never gonna regret this!

LYDIA (spoken):
Betelgeuse!

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
We are gonna make such a great team. Give me just one... more...

LYDIA (spoken):
BETELGEUSE!

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
It's showtime!

It's our house now, kid!

LYDIA (spoken):
Whoa...

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Looks like we're not invisible anymore!

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