Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)/Act I Finale (Ft. Adam Dannheisser, Alex Brightman, Kerry Butler, Leslie Kritzer, Rob McClure & Sophia Anne Caruso)
[A glass clinks.]
[DELIA, spoken]
Business friends: I have only known this amazing, amazing man and his unique daughter for a few months—I don't even know how many, I'd have to check my pay stubs! —but, as my guru Otho always says—
(sung)
Day-O!
[MAXIE, spoken]
What?
[LYDIA, spoken]
What's goin' on, Delia? Are you all right?
[DELIA, spoken]
Um, heh heh, uh... I am so sorry, I don't... I don't know what just happened. I meant to say—
(sung)
Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o!
[CHARLES, spoken]
Delia? Do you need to lie down?
[DELIA, spoken]
No! No, I just need to—
(sung)
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[DELIA gasps dramatically.]
(spoken)
What is happening to me?
[CHARLES, spoken]
Maxie!
[MAXIE, spoken]
Yes?
[CHARLES, spoken]
On behalf of Delia and myself, I'd just like to say—
(sung)
Work all night on a drink of rum
[ALL, excluding LYDIA]
Daylight come and me wanna go home
[DELIA]
Stack banana till the morning come, brrah!
[ALL, excluding LYDIA]
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[CHARLES]
Come mister tally man, tally me banana
[ALL, excluding LYDIA]
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[MAXIE]
Come mister tally man, tally me banana
[ALL, excluding LYDIA]
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[CHARLES, spoken]
Lydia! Call 9-1-1! Wait, why aren't you dancing?
[LYDIA, spoken]
It's like I told you, Dad: This house is haunted and the ghosts who live here... want you out!
Barbara, the pig!
[BARBARA, spoken]
Who wants bacon?
[DELIA, spoken]
No! No! I'm a vegan!
[CHARLES]
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
[ALL, excluding LYDIA]
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[MAXINE]
Hide the deadly black tarantula
[PIG]
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[ALL]
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
[CHARLES, spoken]
Maxie! Please, forgive me! If I had known—
[MAXIE, spoken]
Chuck, you moron! Don't apologize! We're gonna be rich!
[CHARLES, spoken]
What?
[LYDIA, spoken]
What?
[MAXIE, spoken]
I was never gonna invest in your stupid "gated community. " But a genuine haunted house? It's a gold mine!
[LYDIA, spoken]
No!
[CHARLES, spoken]
Do you hear that, Delia? These ghosts are gonna make us a fortune!
[LYDIA, spoken]
No, you're supposed to be scared!
[ADAM, spoken]
Lydia, we're so sorry! It didn't work
[LYDIA, spoken]
There's one thing that can still stop him
[BARBARA, spoken]
Lydia, no, you don't know what will happen
[LYDIA, spoken]
I can't keep living like this!
Betelgeuse!
[BETELGEUSE, spoken]
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I'm so glad you changed your mind. You are never gonna regret this!
[LYDIA, spoken]
Betelgeuse
[BETELGEUSE, spoken]
We are gonna make such a great team! Give me just one... more
[LYDIA, spoken]
Betelgeuse!
[BETELGEUSE, spoken]
It's showtime!
[Instrumental with screams layered as BETELGEUSE is unleashed.]
[BETELGEUSE, spoken]
It's our house now, kid!
[LYDIA, spoken]
Whoa
[BETELGEUSE, spoken]
Looks like we're not invisible anymore!