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| Text: | Kum Ba Yah |
| Tune: | DESMOND |
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 crying, Lord, Kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, Kum ba yah!
O Lord, Kum ba yah!
3 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!
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!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! |
| Title: | Kum Ba Yah |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Topic: | Spirituals |
| Source: | Traditional Spiritual |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DESMOND |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | African (Angola) |
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