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Down the way
Where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop I took a trip on a sailing ship And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop (chorus) But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Sounds of laughter everywhere And the dancing girls swing to and fro I must declare my heart is there Though I've been from Maine to Mexico (chorus) But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Down at the market you can hear Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear Ackee*, rice, saltfish are nice And the rum is fine any time o' year (chorus) But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Down the way Where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop I took a trip on a sailing ship And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop (chorus) But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down My head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town. *ackee: national fruit of Jamaica; ackee and saltfish is the national dish |
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This is my island in the sun
Where my people have toiled since time begun I may sail on many a sea Her shores will always be home to me Oh, island in the sun Willed to me by my father's hand All my days I will sing in praise Of your forest, waters, Your shining sand As morning breaks The heaven on high I lift my heavy load to the sky Sun comes down with a burning glow Mingles my sweat with the earth below Oh, island in the sun Willed to me by my father's hand All my days I will sing in praise Of your forest, waters, Your shining sand I see woman on bended knee Cutting cane for her family I see man at the waterside Casting nets at the surging tide Oh, island in the sun Willed to me by my father's hand All my days I will sing in praise Of your forest, waters, Your shining sand I hope the day will never come That I can't awake to the sound of drum Never let me miss carnival With calypso songs philosophical Oh, island in the sun Willed to me by my father's hand All my days I will sing in praise Of your forest, waters, Your shining sand |
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Day-o
day-o! Day dah light break me wanna go home. Day-o day-o! Day dah light break me wanna go home. Come Missa Tally man tally me Banana. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Come Missa Tally man tally me Banana. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Six foot seven foot eight foot bunch. Day dah light break me wanna go home. A clerk man a check but him a check with caution. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Day-o day-o! Day dah light break me wanna go home. Day-o day-o! Day dah light break me wanna go home. Come Missa Tally man tally me Banana. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Come Missa Tally man tally me Banana. Day dah light break me wanna go home. My back just broke with bare exhaustion. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Come Missa Tally man tally me Banana. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Come Missa Tally man tally me Banana. Day dah light break me wanna go home. Day-o day-o! Day dah light break me wanna go home. Day-o day-o! Day dah light break me wanna go home. |
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Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Jordan's river is chilly and cold, Hallelujah! But it warms the human soul, Hallelujah! This old world is a mighty big place, Hallelujah It got Satan all over its face, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! They put Daniel in the lion's den, Hallelujah And he walked right out again, Hallelujah The reason them felines permitted that, Hallelujah, Was that Daniel had no fat, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Did you hear what old Jonah said, Hallelujah When the world thought he was dead, Hallelujah I was taking' me a ride, Hallelujah In that big old whales inside, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Old man Noah built an ark, Hallelujah Worked from dawn 'til after dark, Hallelujah When he left for foreign shores, Hallelujah Had a big family but had no oars, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! They nailed Jesus to the Cross, Hallelujah But his faith was never lost, Hallelujah So Christian soldiers off to war, Hallelujah Hold that line in Arkansas, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Joshua at Jericho, Hallelujah Alabama's next to go, Hallelujah So Mississippi kneel and pray, Hallelujah Some more buses on the way, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah! |
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Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Look away, you rollin' river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Look away. We're bound away Across the wide Missouri Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter Look away, you rollin' river It was for her I'd cross the water. Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri Well, .... my dear, I'm bound to leave you Look away you rollin' river Shenandoah, I will not deceive you Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri |
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Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow. Try to remember the kind of September When grass was green and grain was yellow. Try to remember the kind of September When you were a tender and callow fellow. Try to remember and if you remember then follow follow. Try to remember when life was so tender When noone wept except the willow. Try to remember when life was so tender When dreams were kept beside your pillow. Try to remember when life was so tender When love was an ember about to billow. Try to remember and if you remember then follow follow. Deep in December it's nice to remember Although you know the snow will follow. Deep in December it's nice to remember Without a hurt the heart will hollow. Deep in December it's nice to remember The fire of September that made you mellow. Deep in December our hearts should remember and follow follow. |
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coconut~ coconut~
coconut~ coconut~ coconut women is calling out and every day you can hear her shout coconut women is calling out and every day you can hear her shout get you coconut water cocopunch and it's good for your daughter cocopunch cococatlc like an iron cocopunch makes you strong like a lion cocopunch |
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I peeked in to say goodnight
And I heard my child in prayer "And for me some scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for my hair" All the stores were closed and shuttered All the streets were dark and bare In our town, no scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair Thru the night my heart was aching Just before the dawn was breaking I peeked in and on her bed in gay profusion lying there Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair If I live to be a hundred I will never know from where Came those ribbons, scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair |
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Long time ago in Bethlehem, So the Holy Bible say, Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ, Was born on Christmas day, Hark, now hear the angels sing, A newborn King today, And man will live forevermore, Because of Christmas day. Trumpets sound and angels sing, Listen to what they say, That Man will live forevermore, Because of Christmas day. (verse 1) While shepherds watched their flocks by night, They saw a bright new shining star, They heard a choir sing, The music seemed to come from afar, (verse 2) Now, Joseph and his wife, Mary, Come to bethlehem that night, They found no place to bear her child, Not a single room was in sight. (verse 3) By and by, they find a little nook, In a stable all forlorn, And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's litlle Boy was born! (end song with a full repeat of chorus) |
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