"The Banana Boat Song" likely originated around the beginning of the 20th century when the banana trade in Jamaica was growing. It was sung by Jamaican dockworkers, who typically worked at night … 展开

• Freddie Mercury of Queen improvised his famous call and response at Live Aid in 1985 from the beginning of "Day-O". 展开

• Michiko Hamamura became famous in Japan as the Banana Boat Girl in 1957
• The Fontane Sisters recorded the Tarriers version in a recording of the song for Dot Records in 1956. It charted to number 13 in the US in 1957. 展开

• "Banana Boat (Day-O)", a parody by Stan Freberg and Billy May released in 1957 by Capitol Records, features ongoing disagreement between an enthusiastic Jamaican lead singer (played by Freberg) and a bongo-playing beatnik (played by Peter Leeds) … 展开

• Chilean program 31 minutos used the song "Arwrarwrirwrarwro" by Bombi which was based on "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)".
• Jason Derulo's 2011 song "Don't Wanna Go Home" from his album Future History heavily samples "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)". 展开

• The original 1956 Belafonte recording is heard in the 1988 film Beetlejuice in a dinner scene in which the guests are supernaturally compelled to dance along to the song by the film's protagonists. It was sung by Beetlejuice (Stephen Ouimette) … 展开

• English version of the text can be found at the bottom of the page. These lyrics are different from Belafonte's original version
• Mark Roth, "The Banana Boat Song: 'Daylight come and me wan' go home ...'", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 November 2005 展开