COME BY HERE
(aka KUMBAYA or KUM BA YAH)
(Traditional - Originating in the Sea Islands of South Carolina)
Robert Winslow Gordon - 1926
The Folksmiths - 1957
Pete Seeger - 1958
The Weavers - 1959
The Clara Ward Singers - 1961
Joan Baez - 1962
The Seekers - 1963
Barbara Dane & The Chambers Bros. - 1966
The Sandpipers - 1969
Tommy Leonetti - 1969
Raffi - 1980
Guadalcanal Diary - 1984
Linda Arnold - 1994
Peter, Paul & Mary - 1998
Susie Tallman - 1998
Angela Bartley - 2004
Betsy Walker - 2006
Heidi Cope - 2008
Also recorded by:
Michael Mittermeier; Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Helmut Lotti;
Loren Connors & Suzanne Langille; Greg Logins & In Christ;
Bolton Bros.; O'Landa Draper & The Associates; Dan Gibson;
Alex Chilton; Chosen Gospel Singers; The Williams Brothers;
..........................and many others.
Somebody need you, Lord
Come by here
Somebody need you, Lord
Come by here
Somebody need you, Lord
Come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here
Now I need you, Lord
Come by here
Now I need you, Lord
Come by here
Now I need you, Lord
Come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here
Sinners need you, Lord
Come by here
Sinners need you, Lord
Come by here
Sinners need you, Lord
Come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here
Come by here, 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
In the mornin', Lord
Come by here
In the mornin', Lord
Come by here
In the mornin', Lord
Come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here
I'm gon' need you, Lord
Come by here
I'm gon' need you, Lord
Come by here
I'm gon' need you, Lord
Come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here
Come by here, Lord
Come by here
Come by here, my Lord
Come by here
Come by here, my Lord
Come by here
Oh, Lord, won't you come by here
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ALTERNATE VERSION 1:
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, the Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya
Someone's laughing, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's laughing, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's laughing, Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya
Someone's crying, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's crying, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's crying, Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya
Someone's praying, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's praying, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's praying, Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya
Someone's singing, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's singing, Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's singing, Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya
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ALTERNATE VERSION 2:
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya
O Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me crying, Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me crying, Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me crying, Lord, kum bay ya
O Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me singing, Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me singing, Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me singing, Lord, kum bay ya
O Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me praying, Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me praying, Lord, kum bay ya
Hear me praying, Lord, kum bay ya
O Lord, kum bay ya
Oh, I need you, Lord, kum bay ya
Oh, I need you, Lord, kum bay ya
Oh, I need you, Lord, kum bay ya
O Lord, kum bay ya
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As recorded by HELMUT LOTTI:
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
For the sun, that rises in the sky
For the rhythm of the falling rain
For all life, great or small
For all that's true, for all you do
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
For one second on this world you made
For the love that will never fade
For a heart beating with joy
For all that's real, for all we feel
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya, kumbaya
(Contributed by Mel Priddle - September 2011)
