Kum Ba Yah sheet music (Traditional melody)

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Traditional Music of unknown author.

1920s

Kumbaya is a spiritual song first recorded in the 1920s. It became a standard campfire song in Scouting and summer camps and enjoyed broader popularity during the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s.

LYRICS:
1. Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Kum ba ya, my Lord, kum ba ya,
O Lord, kum ba ya.

2. Someone's laughing, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's laughing, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's laughing, my Lord, kum ba ya,
O Lord, kum ba ya.

3. Someone's crying, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's crying, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's crying, my Lord, kum ba ya,
O Lord, kum ba ya.

4. Someone's praying, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's praying, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's praying, my Lord, kum ba ya,
O Lord, kum ba ya.

5. Someone's singing, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's singing, my Lord, kum ba ya;
Someone's singing, my Lord, kum ba ya,
O Lord, kum ba ya.

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