Harry Belafonte

'Long about now, my woman's waking Shaking the sleep from out of her eyes Starting a smile so warm That smile is making the morning sun Ashamed to rise 'Long about now My woman's bending Tending the fire and setting the bread Starting a song, so sweet That at...

A day in the life of a fool A sad and a long lonely day I walk the avenue And hope I'll run into The welcome sight of you Coming my way I stop just across from your door But you're never home any more So back to my room And there in the gloom I cry Tears of g...

I know you told me Such a long time ago That you don't want me You don't love me no more I wanna know Oh what makes me such a fool for you I know you told me That you don't want me 'round Yes I know You got a man way 'cross town Did ya ever wake up cryin' L...

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what should I f...

If I should leave you Try to remember the good times Warm days filled with sunshine And just a little bit of rain And just a little bit of rain And if you look back Try to forget all the bad times Lonely blue and sad times And just a little bit of rain And...

This evening there is quite a program in store for you What?s with the Chad Mitchell trio, Odetta and there?s Miriam Makeba and the Folk Singers They?re going to be here for quite a while And earlier today during the rehearsals we have decided that we have bet...

I'll go no more a roving from you fair maid In Amsterdam there lives a maid mark well what I do say In Amsterdam there lives a maid and she was mistress of her trade I'll go no more a roving from you fair maid A roving a roving since roving's been my ruin I'l...

There's a star in the east on Christmas morn Rise up shepherd and follow It'll lead to the place where the Savior born Rise up shepherd and follow Leave your ewes and leave your lambs Rise up shepherd and follow Leave your sheep and leave your rams Ris...

It's a strange song 'Bout a boy who went wrong Who tried to make it up Inside his heart and start again To make a manse For livin' his strange life He's never made a change life Until one day he found himself alone With only him And oh how dim his future seem...

Listen to yo daddy warn you Fore you start a-traveling Woman may born you, love you and mourn you But a woman is a sometime thing Yes a woman is a sometime thing Yo mammy is the first to name you Then she'll tie you to her apron string Then she'll shame...

Seen my old friend John, Can you tell me, where he's gone, He freed a lotta people, But it seems the good die young, I just looked around, And he's gone, Has anybody here, Seen my old friend Martin, Can you tell me, where he's gone, He freed a lotta people, B...

Sun is shining warm on the meadow. Tree begun Baby in the cradle, Cradle filled with love Mama smiling warm on the cradle from above Someday my baby be a giant man Trees stretch clear up to the sky Me all rest in the shade of it Rest in the roots when I die O...

You know your mother was born to die All my trials, Lord, soon be over Too late my brothers, too late But never mind All my trials, Lord soon be over The river of Jordan is chilly and cold It chills the body but it warms the soul, All my trials, Lord soon be...

Smiling pretty smiles, telling your white lies Stringing me along on your sweet promises Humi you sure know how to Tantalize You give yourself to those who don?t deserve you You go where you are not supposed to be I know someday that I am going to have you So...

See the little baby, Amen wrapped in a manger Amen On Christmas morning, Amen, Amen, Amen See him in the temple, Amen Talking with the elders, Amen Who marveled at his wisdom Amen, Amen, Amen See him at the seaside, Amen Talking with the fishermen, Amen Walk...

Oh Ananias, oh Ananias Please tell me what kind a man my Jesus is Oh Ananias, oh Ananias Won't you tell me what kind a man my Jesus is Well he spoke to the wind, oh yes the wind stood still Tell me what kind a man my Jesus is Oh Ananias, oh Ananias Please tell...

And I love you so Though people ask me how How I've lived till now I tell them I don't know I guess they understand How lonely life has been But life began again The day you took my hand And yes I know How lonely life can be The shadows follow me An...

Yes it's so long since I've been home Seems like there's no place to roam Well I've sailed around the Horn I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay And I've rode out many a storm Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina And play a welcome for me...

Angelique-O, Angelique-O Your mama got to take you back Angelique-O, Angelique-O Teach you all the things you lack Angelique-O, Angelique-O Your mama got to take you back Angelique-O, Angelique-O Teach you all the things you lack He never got time to sweep t...

Annabelle Lee, Annabelle Lee, Oh the moon never beams Without bringing me dreams Of my beautiful Annabelle Lee And the stars never rise But I see the bright eyes Of my beautiful Annabelle Lee Were never apart for I gave her my heart She gave her hear...

Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door What I did last night I ain't gonna do no more Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door What I did last night I ain't gonna do no more Falumi: Charlie...

You can't find me nowhere Oh come on over to the front of the bus Because I'll be riding up there I'll be riding up there, I'll be riding up there Come on over to the front of the bus Because I'll be riding up there If you miss me on the picket line You can't...

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor Bring the Bally Mena to the dock And paint the Bally Mena black Bring the Bally Mena to the dock And paint the Bally Mena black Brothers we were and brothers we'...

And think my work's in vain, But then the Holy Spirit, Revives my soul again, There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul If you can't pray like Peter, If you can't pray like Paul, Go home and tell...

Day-o, day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Me say day, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Work all night on a drink of rum Daylight come and me wan' go home Stack banana till de mornin' come Daylight com...

Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly Just a little change Small, to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the Beast Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before Ever just...

You is, you is And you must laugh and sing and dance For two instead of one Want no wrinkle on your brow No how Because de sorrow of de past is all done done Oh Bess, My Bess. The real happiness has just begun Porgy I am your woman now I is, I is! And I ain?t...

Dupree was a bandit; he was so brave and bol'; He stoled a diamond ring for some of Betty's jelly roll Betty told Dupree, "I want a diamond ring." Betty told Dupree, "I want a diamond ring." Dupree told Betty, "I'll give you most anything." He said, "Lie dow...

Ev'rything to keep me from sleepin' A lot of sailor boys they were leavin' And everybody there were jumpin' To hear the sailor boys in our chorus singin' Brown skin girl stay home and mind baby Brown skin girl stay home and mind baby I'm goin away, in a saili...

I've been buked and I've been scorned, Children, I've been buked and I've been scorned, Tryin' to make this journey all alone You may talk about me sure as you please Talk about me sure as you please Children, talk about me sure as you please Your talk will n...

By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising She'll find the note I left hangin' on her door Oh, she'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin' 'Cause I've left that girl so many times before By the time I make Albuquerque, she'll be working She...

We had some chickens No eggs would they lay My wife said honey This isn't funny, we're losing money Why don't the little chickens lay One day a rooster came into our yard And caught those little chickens Right off their guard They're laying eggs now just lik...

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man's hat Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man's hat Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man's hat Ch...

Close your eyes Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep Close your eyes And I will close mine Close your eyes Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep Close your eyes Oh, this is divine Music, play Something dreamy for dancing While we're here...

Coconut woman is calling out And everyday you can hear her shout Coconut woman is calling out And everyday you can hear her shout Get your coconut water, four for five Man it's good for your daughter, four for five Coco got a lotta iron, four for five Make you...

Daddy, Daddy, come and look See what I've found A little ways away from here While digging in the ground Come away Melinda Come in and close the door It's nothing, just a picture-book They had before the war Daddy, Daddy, come and see Daddy, come and look Wh...

Whenever I'm away from Liza, water come to me eye Every time I'm away from Liza, water come to me eye [Chorus] Come back Liza, come back girl Wipe the tear from me eye Come back Liza, come back girl Wipe the tear from me eye When the evening starts to fall,...

When I was a little baby, My Mama would rock me in the cradle In them there, ol' cotton fields at home When I was a little baby, My Mama would rock me in the cradle In them there, ol' cotton fields at home Oh when them cotton balls bet rotten You can't pick...

You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh baby You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh babe You get a line and I'll get a pole An' I'll met you down by the crawdad hole Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine A well you don't miss water' til the wel...

Your daddy must fight And I know I will miss you From morning till night You cannot go with me It grieves my heart so You cannot go with me Oh no my son no For your waist is to slender Your fingers to small And your cheeks are to tender To take the cannon-bal...

Softly the night wind singing Tells me it's bringing my love to me With every breath it's sending Love never ending across the sea My heart and I are trying To keep from crying But we are lonely Fly little bird go winging And please lead him home safel...

I've been told, and I believe Life is meant for living Even when my spirit's low There's still some room for giving I've been many places Maybe not as far as you So I think I'll stay awhile And see if my dreams come true There isn't much that I have le...

Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side. The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow, Or when the valley's hushed...

It's as dark as a dungeon way down in the mine I never will forget one time when I was on a little visit down home in Ebenezer, Kentucky. I was a-talkin' to an old man that had known me ever since the day I was born, and an old friend of the family. He says...

Wake up, wake up Darlin' Cora Wanna see you one more time The sheriff and his hound dogs a coming I gotta move on down the line I don't know why Darlin' Cora Don't know what the reason can be But I never had found a single town Where me and my boss-man agree...

Day O, Day O Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Me say day, me say day O Daylight come and me wan' go home Work all night on a drink of rum (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Stack banana till the mornin' come (...

Tony shot his Delia ?T was on a Saturday night The fist time he shot her She bowed her head and died Delia?s gone, one more round, Delia?s gone Delia?s gone, Delia?s gone Delia?s gone, one more round, Delia?s gone Called for the doctor The doctor came too late...

Ain't gonna work in the country And neither on Forester's farm I'm gonna stay 'till my Marybell come She gone call me Tom I'm gonna ask you a question Captain tell me no lie Will I stand this rotten old jail Till the day I die Diamond Joe come-a getta me, Diam...

Did you hear about Jerry, Did you hear about Jerry, Did you hear about Jerry, Did you hear about Jerry, Did you hear about Jerry, Great God almighty was the workin' man's friend Did you hear about Jerry, Did you hear about Jerry, Did you hear about Jerry, Did...

Did you know All my reserve was just pretend? Did you know I was only posin as your friend? Did you know? Did my eyes play on your face too long? Did they say how much I needed you? Did the words I try to say in jest Seem to come out soundin much too true? D...

If I had wings like Norah's dove I'd fly up the river to the one I love Fare thee well, oh honey, fare thee well I've got a man, he's long and tall Moves his body like a cannon ball Fare thee well, oh honey, fare thee well One of these days and i...

Look, Look at Dolly, Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty dolly Oh here she come, here she come, here she come Pretty, pretty Dolly When Dolly hear them sound the drum Up she jump she holler: "Here I Come" Cause she gonna dance, she gonna sing She...

While in that gay tropic isle I first saw that maiden smile Though I had failed in the past I said "this is true love at last" But then she whispered to me That our love never could be [Chorus] Destiny, oh when will I see the day? Hopelessly, I've wandered so...

Early in the evening just about supper time, Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp Down on the corner, out in the street, Willy and the Poorboys...

Some touches earth like a lovers kiss Sky and ocean are joint in bliss All?s well and nothing can be a miss And I know that Eden was just like this A woman a man that make happiness grow Standing hand in hand As it was in Eden your life?s revealing My heart is...

Ezekiel saw the wheel, way up in the middle of the air, Ezekiel saw the wheel, way in the middle of the air, The big wheel run by faith, little wheel run by the grace of God Wheel within a wheel, 'way in the middle of the air, Wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel in the...

If I had wings like Noah's dove I'd fly up the river just to see The woman that I love Fare thee well oh my honey I say fare thee well When I woke up this morning It was drizzling rain all around my heart Oh there was an aching pain Fare thee well oh my honey...

The sweetest wine in the world Is the fruit on the vine The sweetest love and our truth Is the love of your youth At fifteen I saw her and thought her So beautiful I kissed her from a distance For my young love was locked inside The sweetest wine in the world...

Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don't change come what may But our good times are all gone And I'm bound for moving on I look for you if I'm ever back this way Think Ill go out to Alberta Weathers good there i...

Chameleon changing colors-while a crocodile cries People rubbing elbows bit never touching eyes Talking off their marks, revealing still another guise Genuine imitation life People buying happiness and manufactured fun Everybody doing what everybody?s done Peo...

It's the first annual global, Global carnival It's the first annual global, global carnival It's the first annual global, Global carnival It's the first annual global (Ah let's get down) Global Carnival Global carnival We go have a jamboree The biggest one yo...

Can't bear this strain any longer; I tell you "no," Gloria Can't bear this strain any longer; I tell you "no," Gloria You promised to marry me in the month of May Now you try to run away; if it's the last thing I have to do Gloria, my darling, I'm begging you...

Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy Got to break that stone Go down Emanuel Road, man and boy Got to break that stone Well, the moon still in the sky An' the sleep still in you eye But when you hear me sing You better make dem hammers ring Wake up and go down...

Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the bible says and it still is news Mama may have, papa may have But God bless the child That's got his own, that's got his own Yes the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever...

We are going down, Jordan We are going down, Jordan We are going down, Jordan Let's walk the heavenly road I was livin' me life as an Anglican Let me tell you how I changed to a Baptist man I was livin' me life as an Anglican Let me tell you how I changed to...

I've laid around and played around this old town too long, summer's almost gone, yes, winter's coming on. I've laid around and played around this old town too long, And I feel like I've gotta travel on. Poppa writes to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home. John...

Oh that grizzely, grizzely grizzely bear Oh that grizzely, grizzely grizzely bear I said that grizzely, grizzely grizzely bear Oh that grizzely, grizzely grizzely bear I'm gonna tell you a story 'bout that grizzely bear I'm gonna tell you a story 'bout that gr...

Haiti Cherie says, Haiti is my beloved land Oh, I never knew that I have to leave you to understand Just how much I miss the gallant Citadel Where days long ago, brave men served this country well Where sun is bright or evening with soft moonlight Shading tre...

Let me tell you bout a girl I know She is my baby and she lives next door Every morning fore the sun comes up She brings my coffee in my favorite cup So I know, yes I know Hallelujah I just love her so When I'm in trouble and I have no friend I know shell go...

Hava nagila, Hava nagila, Hava nagila, Venis mecha. Hava nagila, Hava nagila, Hava nagila, Venis mecha. Hava neranena, Hava neranena, Hava neranena, Venis mecha. Hava neranena, Hava neranena, Hava neranena, Venis mecha. Uru, Uru achim, Uru achim belev same...

Hene ma-tov o-mah-na chim Shevet achim gam-yachad Etc? In unity) In English: Behold! How good and how pleasant it is indeed, when brothers dwell together 

She can make a pirouette of feeling Turn and turn inside me every time we touch She can shade the color of confusion So all that matters is that nothing matters much She can take the secrets out of shadows I was sure that I would always have to keep She can l...

(spoken spanish at beginning) Hold 'em Joe, hold'em Joe, hold'em Joe But don't let him go Hold 'em Joe, hold'em Joe, hold'em Joe But don't let him go Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe, Spring 'round the corner, hold'em Joe Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe E...

Hosanna me built a house, oh Hosanna me built a house, oh Hosanna me built a house, oh Hosanna me built a house, oh House built on a weak foundation Will not stand oh no Stoics stall thru all creation Will not stand oh no House built on a weak foundation Will...

How do you keep the music playing How do you make it last How do keep the song from fading Too fast How do you lose yourself to someone And never lose your way How do you not run out of new things To say And since we know we're always changing How can it be...

How green was my valley, How blue were my skies, I worshipped the love light That shone in your eyes. Our heavenly love dream Has faded and gone; No more does the sunrise Appear with the dawn. I still hear your laughter, I whisper your name; This world, dear...

When shadows fall and stars appears A pain I feel I cannot hear If I could relive that faithful day I would not turn my love away I reveal how I do adore her Hang my heart on my sleeve just for her All my love thru out life assure her If this moment I could A...

I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar Carols play And wide and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth good will to man I thought as now this day had come The belfries of all Christendom Had rung so long the unbroken song Of peace on earth go...

Because I still get a thrill thinking of you And I still feel your lips kissing me too Although our love affair wasn't to be I wonder if you care care about me I still remember that night under the moon I recall that it all ended too soon I can't believe you'...

What burns and glows without flame? What lives and grows without rain? What brings a smile that lasts for a little while That makes me cry without shame? How can you please me then torture And tease me and do it in the name of love? Don't you know how to be...

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. R: Oh, island in the sun, Willed to me by my father's hand All my days I will sing and praise Of your forests, waters, yo...

Down the way Where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on a mountain top 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 turnin...

Jehovah, Hallelujah, the Lord will provide Jehovah, Hallelujah, the Lord will provide The foxes have a hole, the birdies have a nest The Son of God, He don't know where to lay His sweet head. Jehovah, Hallelujah, the Lord will provide Jehovah, Hallelujah, the...

John Henry he could hammer, He could whistle, he could sing He went to the mountain early in the mornin' Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord Just to hear his hammer ring. Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord Just to hear his hammer ring. When John He...

Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale of cotton Gotta jump down, spin around and pick a bale a day I saw 'skeeter on my head, Blinked his eye and I...

Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time My girl's name is Senora I tell you friends, I adore her And when...

Have you ever seen a rainbow Or a garden blooming bright Heard the shuffle of a thousand feet And drums from morning 'til night? Come we go down, come we go down Come we go down to Kingston market Come we go down, come we go down Down to Kingston market Get...

Down the way, where the nights are gay, and the sun shines daily on the mountain top, I took a trip on a sailing ship, and when I reach Jamaica I made a stop. 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 turnin...

Here comes the doo doo, flying up the street Running like the fire burning on his feet Casting his eye left to the right Looking for a place he can duck out of sight Here come the goomba goomba, rumbling up the road Looking for somebody to fill up the load A...

Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poca de gracia Una poca de gracia y otra cosita Y arriba y arriba Arriba y arriba y arriba ire Yo no soy marinero Por ti sere Para subir al cielo Para subir al cielo Se necesita una escalera larga Y ot...

Many nights I sit here With memories by the score Thinking of the nights I spent With the girl I still adore So I'm going back to see her Before my days are done Going back to see her in the land of the sea and sun Once I had an ocean 'bout this bajin girl I...

You hear me calling at the crack of dawn Jump up brothers come and face the morn Forget your aching from the day before 'Cause today we're goin' to do that and more Lead man holler, yo oh ho All men follow, down you go for a working dollar Yes he holler yo oh...

Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow. But if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow. Lean on me, when you're not strong and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need somebody to lea...

When I was just a lad of ten, my father said to me Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree. Don't put your faith in love my boy, my father said to me, I'll fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree. REF (2x): Lemon tree very pre...

One day I went on a pleasure cruise Sailing ´cross the ocean it was beautiful All at once something caught my eye It was Lena passing by Right then and there I knew This was the girl for me As we looked at each other She smiled and I asked her name As she spok...

On a hillside far away A little girl sat down to pray Now her name we can?t forget It?s little Bernadette Sweet and gentle child was she Destined for eternity Bringing hope to you and me Little Bernadette There she saw a wondrous sight A lovely lady dressed in...

A little bird come sit upon my window-sill Sat there thru the falling rain As I watched that bird upon my window-sill Saw my thoughts of you go by again And the picture of my face reflecting on the pane Is it tears I see or is it rain I remember how we talked...

Well it was love, love alone Caused King Edward to leave his throne, It was love, love, love, love, love alone Caused King Edward to leave his throne On the 10th of December we heard the talk He gave his throne to the duke of York It was love, love, love, love...

Lyla lyla, haruakh overet, Lyla lyla homa hatzameret Lyla lyla kokhav mezamer Numi numi kabi et haner Lyla lyla tzimi et eynaikh Lyla lyla baderekh elaikh Lyla lyla rakhvu hamashim Kumi shlosha parashim Lyla lyla ekhad haya teref Lyla lyla sheyni met bakherev...

It makes a long time man feel bad It makes a long time man feel bad He can't get no letter He can't hear from home That makes a long time man feel bad My baby sister keeps a writin' "come on home" My baby sister keeps a writin' "come on home" And my tears run...

I wonder why nobody don't like me Or is it the fact that I'm ugly? I wonder why nobody don't like me Or is it the fact that I'm ugly? I leave my whole house and home My children don't want me no more Bad talk inside de house dey bring And when I talk they sta...

When I was a lad of three-foot-three Certain questions occurred to me, So I asked me father quite seriously To tell me the story 'bout the bird and bee. He stammered and he stuttered pathetically And this is what he said to me. He said, "The woman piaba and t...

I say let us put man and a woman together To find out which one is smarter Some say man but I say no The woman got the man de day should know And not me but the people they say That de man are leading the women astray But I say, that the women of today Smarte...

Marianne, oh, Marianne, oh, won't you marry me? We can have a bamboo hut and brandy in the tea Leave your fat old mamma home, she never will say yes If mama don't know now, she can guess My, my, yes All day, all night, Marianne Down by the sea side siftin' s...

Many years ago on the Mississippi riverboats They had men called gaugers And the job of a gauger was to hang off the side of the boat with one hand And in the other hand he had a ball of twine with a hunk a lead on the end of it He'd wield the lead above his h...

As I wondered round the world so lost and angry, He called me home and reached out for my hand, He spoke with words that sounded more like music, The words my heart could finally understand. He showed me pride and said I could feel better, But no better tha...

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...

Hey! Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, She take me money and run Venezuela Once again now! Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, She take me money and run Venezuela Five hundred dollars, friends, I lost Woman even sell me cat and horse! Hey! Matilda, she take me money...

Well I cried all night, not a policeman was in sight. When Imelda get up off the bed-a, she start to play with my finger head-a. I cried out " Stop it, Melda I ticklish, don?t play with my finger. " " Lemme go Melda Marcy, you?re bitin? my finger. " " Lemme go...

I got a new way of spellin' Memphis Tennessee I got a new way of spellin' Memphis Tennessee I got a new way of spellin' Memphis Tennessee With a blues with a tears with a double 'S' and a double 'E' When I got up this morning Blues was walkin' 'round my bed Wh...

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, Halleluj...

Well, you wake up in the morning, you hear the work bell ring, And they march you to the table to see the same old thing. Ain't no food upon the table, and no pork up in the pan. But you better not complain, boy, you get in trouble with the man. Let the M...

One Monday morning I got up late And there was Mr. Monkey outside me gate One Monday morning I got up late There was Mr. Monkey outside me gate Don't know what to say de monkey won't do (Don't know what to say de monkey won't do) Don't know what to say de mon...

I was walking down the road, And I picked up a little bowl, And I made me a seat, And everybody I meet wanna know how many can sit on that seat. Some says one, and it?s more yet. Some says two, and it?s more yet. Some says three, and it?s more yet. Some says f...

Oh I knew a man, Bojangles and he danced for you In worn out shoes With silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants The old soft shoe He jumped so high, he jumped so high Then he?d lightly touch down Mr. Bojangles, Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles dance I met him...

Well now Harry's in communicado today And he asked me to tell you his provado is all gone away Ah yes he's so tired today and he's sorry to keep you waiting Now well maybe tomorrow he'll be better by far Yes and maybe he'll see things the way they really are A...

Good mornin' Captain, Good mornin' sun Oh well it's good mornin' captain, Good mornin' sun Don't you need another Mule skinner out on your new mule run I like to work, I'm rollin' all the time Oh well now I like to work, rollin' all the time I can carve my ini...

The taxi cabs driving me crazy How come dey always leaving me Oh yes the young man drive away Quick quick when he hear me say One twenty-fifth and Lenox please Don't you know The taxi gone with the breeze Sixteen miles I walk, walk, walk, walk Waiting on a tax...

No regrets, Although our love affair has gone astray; No regrets, I know I'll always care though you're away. Somehow our happy romance ended suddenly, Still in my heart you'll be for ever mine. No regrets Because somebody new looks good to you; No regrets, S...

Brothers? Yeah Sisters? Yeah Says here in Genesis, one chapter one In the beginning God made the earth And also says here in Genesis, six chapter six That the children of Israel were sinning, a sinning What did I say? They were a sinning That's exactly what I...

Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave And go home to my Lord and be free No more mourning, no more mourning, no more mourning over me And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave And go home...

Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his privates three "Beer, beer, beer", said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Inf...

Listen to this Through Olga I miss My carnival band I drink up all kind of alcohol Just before carnival Me head start to spin Me knees start to buck Me whole body start to rock Tired, sleepy, broke-up So I asked her to wake me up Olga, Olga I hearin' a boom, b...

On top of old Smokey All covered with snow I lost my true lover For a courting to slow Yes courting's a pleasure And parting is grief And a false hearted lover Is worse than a thief She'll kiss you, she'll hug you And tell you more lies Than the cross ties o...

It’s quarter to three There’s no one in the place except you and me So set them up, Joe I’ve got a little story you oughta know We’re drinking, my friend To the end of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road. I've got the routine So...

Darling, go home, your husband is ill. Is he ill? Let them give him a pill. Oh, come my dear Franz, just one more dance, Then I'll go home to my poor old man, Then I'll go home to my poor old man. Darling, go home, your husband is worse. Is he worse? We...

It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road Out of your dust bowl and westward we rolled Blue deserts so hot and your mountains so cold I wandered all over this green growing land Where ever your crops are I...

She was morning and I was night time. I one day woke up to find her lyin' beside my bed. I softly said, "Come take me." For I've been lonely, in need of someone As though I'd done someone wrong somewhere, but I don't know where. I don't know where, come lately...

Lemonade, apple-pie, Read a book or swat a fly Portrait of a Sunday afternoon Rain or shine I don?t care I?m not going anywhere Portrait of a Sunday afternoon Lying in a hammock Snug as I can get Picture of contentment And yet Thoughts of you filter in Dreams...

I have a quiet room A room nobody can see A secret place That?s all my own And only I have the key The rest of my life Has an open door It?s features can all be known But nobody knows Of my quiet room Where I live apart and alone I have a quiet room With dream...

Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans There's a big tollgate down there and you know If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate Well you don't have to pay the man no...

Well it's early in the morning Baby when I rise a well a I got aches and pains lordy mama Makes a man want to die a well a Well it's hard it's hard lordy rollin´ Come on boys a well a It takes rocks and gravel to make a To make a solid road a well a Well it a...

Sakura sakura Yayoi no sora wa Miwatasu kagiri Kasumi ka kumo ka Nioi zo izuru Izaya izaya Mi ni yu kan Saita sakura Mina mi te modoro Yoshino wa sakura Tatsuta wa momiji Karasaki no matsu Tokiwa tokiwa Iza yukan 

I peeked in to say goodnight, Then I heard my child in prayer. "And for me some scarlet ribbons, Scarlet ribbons for my hair." All the stores were closed and shuttered, And all the streets were dark and bare. In our town, no scarlet ribbons, Not one ribbon...

When you want A true lover Send for me...send for me! You'll never want Any other Send for me...send for me! I promise you I'll be true Send for me...send for me! Anytime just tell me Your problems And you'll find out, baby, I'll solve 'em. If you'...

Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Away you rolling river, Oh Shenandoah I long to hear you, Away I'm bound away, 'Cross the wide Missouri Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Away you rolling river, Oh Shenandoah I love your daughter, Away I'm bound away, 'Cr...

Silent Night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright 'Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in Heavenly peace Sleep in Heavenly peace Silent Night, Holy night, shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from Heaven a far Heav...

I see your red skirt splashing up against your thighs You makin? pretty moves, makin? moves that smile my eyes Your plaited hair it?s catching gold from Azainian skies Your motion is a magic that takes me by surprise (sweet sister hmm my sister) Soft mounds bo...

She does not lazy dance her hands on me She does not talk, no pretty talk She pleasures silently But with her, I am summer I warm easy to her heart She fill me full, she fill me full She make me complete chorus: Skin to skin Skin to skin No cold wind blow on...

They asked me how I knew my true love was true I of course replied "something here inside cannot be denied" They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind" When your heart's on fire, you must realize smoke gets in your eyes So I chaffed them and I gaily...

On Springfield mountain there did dwell A handsome youth I knew him well This handsome youth one day did go Down to the meadow for to mow Tu-rudy-nay, tu-rudy-new, tu-rudy-nay-tu-rudy-new Tu-rudy-nay, tu-rudy-new, tu-rudy-nay-tu-rudy-new He had not mowed quite...

Star-o, Star-o Star a come and I carry me load Stars, this a stars, this a stars, this a sta-a-ar-o Star a come and I carry me load Star a come and I carry me load Star a come and I carry me load Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana Star a come and I carry...

Many times I've been told by the wise and the old Something good I'm supposed to remember If my first love I'll found in, in the warm of July It'll cool in the, in the nip of September Now they point to the skies To the old and wise And they speak of a chill...

Oh-ho when the sun go down sunflower Turn around don't want to say goodbye When the sun go down sunflower Turn around don't want to say goodbye Sunflower grieve to see it leave an empty sky When the sun goes down sunflower Turn around, don't want to say goodby...

Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night forever And you know that she's half crazy And that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That came all the way from China And just whe...

Juanita my darlin' you sure you love me (Si, señor) You feel in your heart you would marry to me (Si, señor) You promise to love me the rest of your life (Si, señor) I love Juanita, my sweetheart from Venezuela A yes, Juanita, my sweetheart from Venezuela...

Swing low sweet chariot Comin' for to carry me home Swing low sweet chariot Comin' for to carry me home I looked over Jordan and what did I see Comin' for to carry me home A band of angels comin' after me Comin' for to carry me home If you get there before I...

Sylvie Sylvie I'm so hot'n dry Sylvie Sylvie Can't you hear, Can't you hear me crying? Bring me little water, Sylvie Bring me little water out Bring me little water, Sylvie Every little once in a while Sylvie says she loves me But I believe she lies She hasn...

In Tarrytown, there did dwell A lovely girl I knew her well I courted her on bended knee Until she said that she would marry me Wide and deep my grave will be With the wild goose grasses growing over me Wide and deep my grave will be With the wild goose grasse...

The Virgin Mary had a baby boy The Virgin Mary had a baby boy The Virgin Mary had a baby boy And they gave him the name of Jesus He came from the Glory, He came from the Glorious Kingdom, Oh yes, Believer, oh, yes, Believer He came from the Glory, He came from...

Now we'd like to tell you the story of probably the grandfather of all modern day psychoanalysts, the great Doctor Sigmund Freud. Well, it started in Vienna not so many years ago When not enough folks were getting sick That a starving young physician tried to...

Yesterday a child came out to wonder, Caught a dragonfly inside a jar. Fearful when the sky is full of thunder, And tearful at the falling of a star. And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round, And the painted ponies go up and down. We're captive on the carou...

This old world may never change The way it's been And all the ways of war Can't change it back again I've been searchin' For the dolphins in the sea And sometimes I wonder Do you ever think of me I'm not the one to tell this world How to get along...

Guess I was born for roaming And roam I always will Oh, I wonder if it's greener On the far side of the hill Oh, please come look down yonder Just earth and green and sky I know I could get on down there In the pattern of an eye And further west's an...

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty skies My Love To the dark And the endless skies The first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the ear...

The fox went out to the chase one night Prayed to the moon to give him light He had many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town-o, town-o town-o, Many a mile to go that night before he reached the town Many a mile to go that night before he reached...

Jesus, our brother, kind and good Was humbly born in a stable of wood And the friendly beasts around Him stood Jesus, our brother, kind and good I said, the donkey, shaggy and brown I carried His mother up hill and down I carried His mother to Bethlehem town...

Play that theme man. Jackass will jump and bray, let him bray, let him bray I say the Jackass will jump and bray, Lordy let him bray, let him bray, everybody! Now I tell you in a positive way Don't tie me donkey down there Cause me donkey will rump and play D...

Don't whisper things to me you don't mean For words deep down inside can be seen by the night The night has a thousand eyes And it knows the truth apart from one that lies The romance may have cooled in the past My love for you will be everlasting and bright...

She told me things I'd heard before But somehow when she spoke they sounded new That's not a very easy thing to do First stories turned the strangest corners But set inside her smile they sounded true That's not a very easy thing to do I didn't look for any re...

It was early last December As near as I remember Oh I staggered down the street In tipsy pride Soon I lay down in the gutter Thinking thoughts I cannot utter When a pig came up And lay down by my side Two old ladies passing by Oh gave me the choiceness eye And...

Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door What I did last night I ain't gonna do no more Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door Auntie Mary, open up the door What I did last night I ai...

On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three...

This is the way that I do feel I feel it every where I go I feel just like an engine That lost its driving wheel I'm feeling down as a man can feel Since my baby said that she don't want me hangin' round Feel like a tin can just a rusting way out on that dump...

When tides at ease on the evening breeze And the scarlet moon starts its gentle rise The drowsy whale spouts a misty trail, And the stars gather slowly in the skies These are the times when I know How alone one can be And I yearn to go once again Back to my g...

I think of Andy in the cold wet clay Those three are on my mind With his comrades down beside him On that brutal day Those three are on my mind There lies young James in his final pain Those three are on my mind So I ask the killers, "Can you see those three...

If today was not an endless highway, If tonight was not a crooked trail, If tomorrow wasn't such a long time, Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all. Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin', Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly pound...

Last night I had a romance with a tongue tie lady Who confess that she so love me Last night I had a romance with a tongue tie lady Who then confess that she so love me She said: ?Dear I?m all alone at home tonight You can visit while me grandmother gone out o...

By this time back in Trinidad They're making arrangements for the fact to start And what's the big occasion That's causing such a jubilation Well it's Carnival, what else could it be People line the roads up and down to see Waiting for all the bands to pass To...

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 young and callow fellow Try to remember and if you re...

Where are you going My little one, little one Where are you going My baby, my own Turn around and you're two Turn around and you're four Turn around and you're a young girl Going out of the door Turn around Turn around Turn around And you're a young girl Goi...

We come from the fire Livin' in the fire Go back to the fire Turn the world around We come from the water Livin' in the water Go back to the water Turn the world around We come from the mountain Livin' on the mountain Go back to the mountain Turn the world a...

Two brothers on their way Two brothers on their way Two brothers on their way One wore blue, and one wore grey One wore blue and one wore grey As they marched along the way A fife and drum began to play All on a beautiful morning One was gentle, one was kind...

Oh my love, my darling I’ve hungered for your touch A long lonely time Time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mine? I need your love I need your love God, speed your love to me Lonely mountains gaze At the stars, at the stars Waiting f...

Wake up Jacob, day is a breaking Wake up Jacob, day is a breaking I said wake up Jacob day is a breaking I wanna go to heaven when I die and I'm on my way Yes I wanna go to heaven when I die and I'm on my way I got some friends on the other shore (chorus: Do l...

Waterboy, where are you hiding If you don't come right here Gonna tell you pa on you There ain't no hammer That's on a this mountain That ring like mine boy That ring like mine I'm gonna bust this rock boy From here to the Macon All the way to the jail boy All...

The sea will wash against the rock The rock stands strong, the rock is strong The sea will wash against the rock But before too long the rock is gone The wind will blow against the stone The stone stands strong, the stone is strong The wind will blow against...

Oh, when the saints, go marching in Yes when the saints go marching in Oh Lord I want to be in that ever lovin' number When the saints go marching in Oh, when the saints, go marching in Yes when the saints go marching in Oh Lord I want to be in that number Wh...

Where have all the flowers gone Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone Young girls picked them every one When will they ever learn When will they ever learn Where have all the young girls gone Long tim...

Come to Bethl'em, come to Bethl'em Dooy dai dooy dai dooy dai da Come children all, to the lonely stall Where the little Jesus sleeps Bring Him flowers, bring him flowers Dooy dai dooy dai dooy dai da Make of them a crown, gently lay it down Where the little...

Whispering while you cuddle near me Whispering so no one can hear me Each little whisper seems to cheer me I know it's true. There's no one, dear, but you You're whispering why you'll never leave me Whispering why you'll never grieve me Whisper and say that y...

Who's gonna be your man? Who's gonna be your man? Who's gonna kiss your pretty red lips? Who's gonna be your man? Who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot? Who's gonna glove your hand? Who's gonna kiss your pretty red lips? Who's gonna be your man? I look do...

Why an' why an' why 'an why Why an' why an' why Why an' why an' why an' why Why an' why an' why Why an' why an' why an' why Why an' why an' why Why an' why an' why an' why Why an' why an' why an why Why an' why an' why Because, because, because, because (Laugh...

Will his love be like his rum, Yes it will, yes it will, Intoxicating all night long, Yes it will, yes it will, everybody, Drink, drink this toast, Drink this wedding toast, Drink oh drink this toast, To the two we love the most, Did he wed her in the sprin...

Women they smell so good, women Women cherry wine Petticoats and perfume roses Make you feel good From your head to your toes Women wish they all were mine Women they breath so easy Women move so fine Makes a busy man turn lazy Not to lock a woman To drive you...

Yellow bird, Up high in banana tree Yellow bird You sit all alone like me Did your lady friend Leave the nest again That is very sad Make me feel so bad You can fly away In the sky away You more lucky than me I also have a pretty man He not with me toda...

It was a Zombie Jamboree Took place in a New York cemetery It was a Zombie Jamboree Took place in a New York cemetery Zombies from all parts of the Island Some of them was a great Calypsonians Although the season was Carnival We get together in bacchanal And...