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Kum Ba Yah

[meaning Come By Here from Gullah creole, being a traditional spiritual, sung before 1922 as documented by the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals, and recorded in May 1936 by Robert Winslow Gordon (founder of the American Folklife Center) after a performance by Ethel Best in Raiford, Florida; but it was copyrighted (1939) by Marvin V. Frey, who claimed to have composed it in 1936 after being inspired by prayer; this folk song was recorded by Joe Hickerson and the Folksmiths (1957), Pete Seeger (1958), The Weavers (1959), Joan Baez (1962), Shlomo Carlebach (1963), The Seekers (1963), Tommy Leonetti (1969), Guadalcanal Diary (1984), Peter, Paul, and Mary (1998), becoming associated with the civil rights and anti-war movements, and is a common campfire sing-along of Scouts and Guides; also spelled "Kumbaya", "Koombaya", "Cum Ba Ya", and "Come By Yuh"]


    Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah
    Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah
    Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, kum ba yah

    Hear me crying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me crying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me crying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, kum ba yah

    Hear me singing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me singing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me singing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, kum ba yah

    Hear me praying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me praying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me praying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, kum ba yah

    Oh I need you, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh I need you, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh I need you, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, kum ba yah




Kum Ba Yah


    Kum ba yah, our Lord, kum ba yah
    Kum ba yah, our Lord, kum ba yah
    Kum ba yah, our Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Someone's angry, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's angry, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's angry, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Hear me crying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me crying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me crying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Someone's hurting, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's hurting, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's hurting, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Hear me praying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me praying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me praying, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Someone's sleeping, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's sleeping, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's sleeping, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Hear me singing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me singing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Hear me singing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Someone's laughing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's laughing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Someone's laughing, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah

    Oh we need you, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh we need you, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh we need you, Lord, kum ba yah
    Oh Lord, won't you kum ba yah




Kumbaya


    Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
    Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
    Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
    O Lord, kumbaya

    Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
    O Lord, kumbaya

    Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
    O Lord, kumbaya

    Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
    O Lord, kumbaya

    Someone's singing, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's singing, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's singing, Lord, kumbaya
    O Lord, kumbaya




Kumbaya


    Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
    Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
    Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbaya

    Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbayah

    Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbaya

    Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbaya

    Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbaya

    Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
    Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbaya
    Oh Lord, [won't You] kumbaya





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