Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya
Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya
Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya
Oh lord, Kumbayah

Someone's praying lord, Kumbaya
Someone's praying lord, Kumbaya
Someone's praying lord, Kumbaya
Oh lord, Kumbaya

Someone's singing lord, Kumbaya
Someone's singing lord, Kumbaya
Someone's singing lord, Kumbaya
Oh lord, Kumbaya

Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya
Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya
Kumbaya my lord, Kumbaya
Oh lord, Kumbaya

Someone's shouting lord, Kumbaya
Someone's shouting lord, Kumbaya
Someone's shouting lord, Kumbaya
Oh lord, Kumbaya

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"Kum Ba Yah," also known as Kumbaya, was adapted from a traditional
African-American slave song. The title is probably dialect for "Come By Here."
SOURCE:
Popular Music, 1920-1979. Detroit: Gale