"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