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Jun 2024
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Daylight Comes to Chiquita's Use of Colo...

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By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “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” The song “Day-O (Banana Boat Song),” made famous by the late, great performer and civil rights activist Ha ... Show More
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