“Kum By Yah”

Description

You know the drill: "Kum by yah, my Lord, kum by yah (x3), Oh, Lord, Kum by yah." "Someone's crying, Lord..." "Someone's singing, Lord..." "Someone's praying, Lord...."

Notes

Although almost the prototypical camp song, and certainly a folk song in that right, genuine field collections seem to be few and far between. - RBW

Cross references

• cf. "Come By Here" (form)

Recordings

• Pete Seeger & Sonny Terry, "Kum Ba Yah" (on SeegerTerry)

References

1. Silber-FSWB, p. 368, "Kum Ba Yah" (1 text)
2. BI, FSWB368D