Biography:
Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.
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Other songs:
- Banana Boat Song
- Island In The Sun
- Jamaica Farewell
- Jump In The Line
- Mr Bojangles
- The Lion Sleeps Tongiht
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Turn Around
- Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)
- Angelina
- Coconut Woman
- Come Back Liza
- I Do Adore Her
- In That Great Gettin Up Mornin
- Jump In The Line Shake Senora
- Kingston Market
- Land Of The Sea And Sun
- Mama Look
- Man Piaba
- Man Smart Woman Smarter
- Marys Boychild Christmas Song
- Matilda
- Mo Mary
- Monkey
- Oh Freedom
- Round The Bay Of Mexico
- Scarlet Ribbons
- The Fox
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[Verse]
C F
This is my island in the sun
G7 C
Where my people have toiled since time begun.
C Dm
I may sail on many a sea
C G7 C
Her shores will always be home to me.
[Chorus]
C F
Oh, island in the sun,
G7 C
Willed to me by my father's hand
C F
All my days I will sing and praise
G7 C
Of your forests, waters, your shining sands.
[Verse]
C F
As morning breaks the heaven on high
G7 C
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
C Dm
Sun comes down with a burning glow
C G7 C
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.
[Chorus]
C F
I see woman on bended knees
G7 C
Cutting cane for her family.
C Dm
I see man at the water side
C G7 C
Casting nets at the surging tide.
[Chorus]
C F
I hope the day will never come
G7 C
That I can't awake to the sound of a drum,
C Dm
Never let me miss carnival
C G7 C
With calypso songs philosophical.
C F
This is my island in the sun
G7 C
Where my people have toiled since time begun.
C Dm
I may sail on many a sea
C G7 C
Her shores will always be home to me.
[Chorus]
C F
Oh, island in the sun,
G7 C
Willed to me by my father's hand
C F
All my days I will sing and praise
G7 C
Of your forests, waters, your shining sands.
[Verse]
C F
As morning breaks the heaven on high
G7 C
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
C Dm
Sun comes down with a burning glow
C G7 C
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.
[Chorus]
C F
I see woman on bended knees
G7 C
Cutting cane for her family.
C Dm
I see man at the water side
C G7 C
Casting nets at the surging tide.
[Chorus]
C F
I hope the day will never come
G7 C
That I can't awake to the sound of a drum,
C Dm
Never let me miss carnival
C G7 C
With calypso songs philosophical.
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