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Kumbaya

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Vocalist is Amy Robbins-Wilson

Kumbaya Lyrics

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[Note: May be sung as either "Kumbaya" or "Come By Here".]

Come by here, my Lord, come by here
Come by here, my Lord, come by here
Come by here, my Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here

Someone's cryin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's cryin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's cryin' my Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here

Someone's prayin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's prayin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's prayin' my Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here

Someone's singin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's singin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's singin' my Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here

Someone's sleepin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's sleepin' my Lord, come by here
Someone's sleepin' my Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here

Come by here, my Lord, come by here
Come by here, my Lord, come by here
Come by here, my Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here

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Background

Kumbaya means "Come by Here" in Gullah, the creole dialect of the former slaves living off the South Carolina and Georgia coast. The song was originally known as Come By Yuh. It is a spiritual song from the 1930’s and was revived during the folk revival of the 1960’s.

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