ON this date in 1955 - "Day-O" was recorded by Harry Belafonte.

After working on the song w/ Bun Man and Mr. Purple, the line 'Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana' and the refrain (Daylight come and me wan' go home) came from the Boyz...

but Bun exclusively said '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'...

That hook ended up in Beetlejuice, say that name 3 times in a row this October and see what happens.