Come By Here

[Catherine]

Kumbaya or Kumbayah is an African-American spiritual song from the 1930s. It enjoyed newfound popularity during the folk revival of the 1960s. The song was originally associated with human spiritual unity, closeness, and compassion—it still is in many places around the world.

Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;

Kum bay ya, the Lord, kum bay ya;

Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,

O Lord, kum bay ya.

Someone's laughing, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's laughing, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's laughing, Lord, kum bay ya,

O Lord, kum bay ya.

Someone's crying, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's crying, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's crying, Lord, kum bay ya,

O Lord, kum bay ya.

Someone's praying, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's praying, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's praying, Lord, kum bay ya,

O Lord, kum bay ya.

Someone's singing, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's singing, Lord, kum bay ya;

Someone's singing, Lord, kum bay ya,

O Lord, kum bay ya.