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Text:Kum Ba Yah
Author:Anonymous
Tune:[Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah]
Composer:Anonymous
Media:MIDI file

3552. Kum Ba Yah

1. Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

2. Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

3. Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

4. Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

5. Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

6. Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

Text Information
First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah
Title: Kum Ba Yah
Author: Anonymous
Language: English
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This is an old Boy Scout fa­vor­ite, oft­en sung around the ev­en­ing camp­fire. Kum ba yah means "Come by here."
Tune Information
Name: [Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah]
Composer: Anonymous
Incipit: 13555 66513 55543
Key: D Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain



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