Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in Harlem, NYC, on 1 Ma… Read Full Bio ↴Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in Harlem, NYC, on 1 March 1927; died 25 April 2023) was an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Caribbean-American pop star, he popularized Jamaican mento folk songs which was marketed as Trinbagonian Calypso musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso, released in 1956, was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he was an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.
Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category and was the oldest living person to have received the honor.
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Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he was an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.
Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category and was the oldest living person to have received the honor.
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Jump Down%2C Spin Around
Harry Belafonte Lyrics
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
I saw 'skeeter on my head,
Blinked his eye and I killed him dead
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch o'turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch a day
Gotta weed a patch o' turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch o'turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch a day
I saw a gal in calico,
She tripped and fell, and she didn't say hello
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Gotta cook a a pot a day
Gotta spin around, spin around and jump down
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
I got a pig who's nice and greasy,
All you ladies shake it easy
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail a day
Little Sally jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Little Joe jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Little Sally jump down
Little Joe jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around tote a pail a day
I don't know but I've been told,
A gopher really don't live in a hole
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta sweat a pail a day?
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Spin around, spin around, spin around, spin around
Spin around, spin around, spin around, spin around
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Blinked his eye and I killed him dead
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch o'turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch a day
Gotta weed a patch o' turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch o'turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch a day
I saw a gal in calico,
She tripped and fell, and she didn't say hello
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Gotta cook a a pot a day
Gotta spin around, spin around and jump down
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
I got a pig who's nice and greasy,
All you ladies shake it easy
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail a day
Little Sally jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Little Joe jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Little Sally jump down
Little Joe jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around tote a pail a day
I don't know but I've been told,
A gopher really don't live in a hole
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta sweat a pail a day?
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o'greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Spin around, spin around, spin around, spin around
Spin around, spin around, spin around, spin around
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o' water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BILL ATTAWAY, HARRY BELAFONTE, NORMAN LUBOFF
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Nancy Hahn
I have two of Mr. Belafonte's albums...listened to them a lot growing up. Thanks for sharing!
Manna D
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day
I saw `skeeter on my head,
Blinked his eye and I killed him dead
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch o`turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch a day
Gotta weed a patch o` turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch o`turnip
Gotta jump down, spin around and weed a patch a day
I saw a gal in calico,
She tripped and fell, and she didn`t say hello
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o`greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o`greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Gotta cook a a pot a day
Gotta spin around, spin around and jump down
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o`greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
I got a pig who`s nice and greasy,
All you ladies shake it easy
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail o` water
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail o` water
Gotta jump down, spin around and tote a pail a day
Little Sally jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Little Joe jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Little Sally jump down
Little Joe jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down
Gotta tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around tote a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around tote a pail a day
I don`t know but I`ve been told,
A gopher really don`t live in a hole
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o` water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o` water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta sweat a pail a day?
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a mess o`greens
Gotta jump down, spin around and cook a pot a day
Spin around, spin around, spin around, spin around
Spin around, spin around, spin around, spin around
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o` water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail o` water
Gotta jump down, spin around and sweat a pail a day
asa ezoba
so catchy ;)
Eileen Rawlings
I the albums you have are fantastic , which is not saying it highly enough. Thankyou.,,,,,,,,
Katja Burghardt
😀👍 Kindheitserinnerung
Herbert
Ja auch ich kann mich an so manche Party Erinnern, es war so in den 90 Jahren , da hat das ganze Haus mitgemacht, im Trppenhaus rauf unt runter, ich liebe diesen Song
Aerox Killer
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Rafael Konoshy
wat?
i run and play outside i'm 21
she thinks that bothers me