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Kum Ba Yah, My Lord

Words and music by African American spiritual · 1926

Key of C · 66 BPM · 4/4 · Comfort · Psalm 70:1

Verse 1

Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah;
kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah;
kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

Verse 2

Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba yah;
someone's crying, Lord, kum ba yah;
someone's crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

Verse 3

Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba yah;
someone's praying, Lord, kum ba yah;
someone's praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

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