The song "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word "fortnight" shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Well, I load the banana boats all night long
Day de light and I wanna go home
Hey, all of the work men sing this song
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Well, I sleep by sun and I work by moon
Day de light and I wanna go home
I hope to tell you
When I get some money gonna quit so soon
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Sing me
Day de light and I wanna go home
Well, I pack up all my things and I'll go to sea
Day de light and I wanna go home
Oh, den de bananas see the last of me
Day de light and I wanna go home
Sing me
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Well, I load the banana boats all night long
Day de light and I wanna go home
Hey, all of the work men sing this song
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Well, I sleep by sun and I work by moon
Day de light and I wanna go home
I hope to tell you
When I get some money gonna quit so soon
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Sing me
Day de light and I wanna go home
Well, I pack up all my things and I'll go to sea
Day de light and I wanna go home
Oh, den de bananas see the last of me
Day de light and I wanna go home
Sing me
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Day-o, day-o
Day de light and I wanna go home
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
Hill and gully rider, hill and gully
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The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Lyrics as written by Bob Carey Alan Arkin
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