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30. Me Alone

1 Me alone, me alone,
in-a de wilderness
Me alone, me alone,
in-a de wilderness.

Chorus:
Forty days and forty nights
in-a de wilderness
Forty days and forty nights
in-a de wilderness.

2 He was tempted by the devil,
in-a de wilderness
He was tempted by the devil,
in-a de wilderness.

3 Son of man, Son of Man,
in-a de wilderness
Son of man, Son of Man,
in-a de wilderness.

4 Me alone, me alone,
in-a de wilderness
Me alone, me alone,
in-a de wilderness.

Chorus:
Forty days and forty nights
in-a de wilderness
Forty days and forty nights
in-a de wilderness.

Text Information
First Line: Me alone, me alone
Title: Me Alone
Refrain First Line: Forty days and forty nights
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Liturgical: Psalms and Scriptural Texts
Source: Traditional - Jamaica
Tune Information
Name: [Me alone, me alone]
Arranger: P. E. P.
Key: D Major
Source: Traditional - Jamaica



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