: It has been performed in varied settings, from The Muppet Show with Harry Belafonte himself to being used as a distraction in Legends of Tomorrow .
: The song gained a new generation of fans when its "six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch" line was sampled by Lil Wayne in his 2011 hit "6 Foot 7 Foot". Harry Belafonte- Day-O Lyrics Video
The lyrics capture the reality of Jamaican dockworkers who labored through the night loading heavy banana bunches onto ships. : It has been performed in varied settings,