此曲有一半Barbodos ( 台 : 巴多 )血的美黑人曲作家Irving Burgie所。而信，Burgie只是一些早先流的民，取其中的片段，再重新合而成。1965，美黑人歌手Harry Belafonteg首行，曲得告示牌流行榜的第14名。
Irving Burgie
歌曲是在西印度群的美，歌中「 ackee, rice, saltfish are nice，( ackee又西非荔枝，搭配烹煮是牙加的民美食。)」「 I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town ( Kingston是牙加的首都和最大的城市 )」。翻唱此曲的歌手多 ( 台已不清年是何版本，感The Brothers 4的版本熟悉。)，有趣的是The Kingston Trio ( 京士三重唱 )因歌中有提到Kingston，也要，然在50年代晚期就已完成，但直到1997才版本出。
ackee
ackee & saltfish ( Wiki的片，容物分不太清)
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此曲收在Harry Belafonteg 1965的《Calypso》中， 共有11首歌曲，而Irving Burgie或了8首，其中由民改的《Day-O ( The Banana Boat Song )》，更是勇告示牌的第5名，也成了Belafonte的招牌歌，後被改成歌曲《香蕉船》，像金燕、菱等常在上演唱，也成大家熟悉的歌曲，就一上了。
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Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reach Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro
I must declare, my heart is there
Tho' I've been from Maine to Mexico
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
--- Instrumental ---
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bare
Ackey rice, salt fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year
But, I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
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
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home
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
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
