JAMAICA FAREWELL
DOWN THE WAY WHERE THE NIGHTS ARE GAY
AND THE SUN SHINES DAILY ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS
I TOOK A TRIP ON A SAILING SHIP
AND WHEN I REACH JAMAICA I MADE A STOP
CHORUS (after each verse):
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 SPINNING AROUND
I HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE GIRL IN KINGSTON TOWN
DOWN AT THE MARKET YOU HEAR
LADIES CRY OUT WHILE ON THEIR HEADS THEY BEAR
OCKEY RICE, SALT FISH ARE NICE
AND THE RUM IS FINE ANY TIME OF YEAR
SOUNDS OF LAUGHTER EVERYWHERE
AS THE DANCING GIRLS SWAY TO AND FRO
I MUST DECLARE MY HEART IS THERE
THOUGH I'VE BEEN FROM MAINE TO MEXICO
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JESUS LOVES ME
JESUS LOVES ME, THIS I KNOW FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
LITTLE ONES TO HIM BELONG, THEY ARE WEAK BUT HE IS STRONG
YES JESUS LOVES ME, YES JESUS LOVES ME
YES JESUS LOVES ME, THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
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JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
CHORUS (after each verse):
JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
GRANT IT JESUS IF YOU PLEASE
DAILY WALKIN' CLOSE TO THEE
LET IT BE, DEAR LORD, LET IT BE
THROUGH THE DAYS OF TOIL THAT'S NEAR
IF I FALL, DEAR LORD, WHO CARES
WHO WITH ME MY BURDEN SHARES
NONE BUT THEE, DEAR LORD, NONE BUT THEE
WHEN MY FEEBLE LIFE IS O'ER
TIME FOR ME WILL BE NO MORE
GUIDE ME GENTLY, SAFELY ON
TO THY SHORE, DEAR LORD TO THY SHORE
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KUM BA YAH (Come By Here)
KUM BA YAH MY LORD, KUM BA YAH
KUM BA YAH MY LORD, KUM BA YAH
KUM BA YAH MY LORD, KUM BA YAH
OH LORD, KUM BA YAH
SOMEONE'S SINGING LORD, KUM BA YAH . . .
SOMEONE'S CRYING LORD, KUM BA YAH . . .
SOMEONE'S PRAYING LORD, KUM BA YAH . . .
COME BY HERE MY LORD, COME BY HERE . . .
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LAST THING ON MY MIND
IT'S A LESSON TOO LATE FOR THE LEARNIN'
MADE OF SAND, MADE OF SAND
IN THE WINK OF AN EYE MY SOUL IS TURNIN'
IN YOUR HAND, IN YOUR HAND
CHORUS (after each verse):
ARE YOU GOIN' AWAY WITH NO WORD OF FAREWELL
WILL THERE BE NOT A TRACE LEFT BEHIND
I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU BETTER, DIDN'T MEAN TO BE UNKIND
I KNOW THAT WAS THE LAST THING ON MY MIND
WHEN I WAKE IN MY BED IN THE MORNIN'
I'M SO BLUE, I'M SO BLUE
EVERY SONG IN MY SOUL DIES A-BORNIN'
WITHOUT YOU, WITHOUT YOU
YOU GOT REASONS A-PLENTY FOR LEAVIN'
THIS I KNOW, THIS I KNOW
THE WEEDS HAVE BEEN STEADILY GROWIN'
PLEASE DON'T GO, PLEASE DON'T GO
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CHORUS 5 5 4 1
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LEADER OF THE BAND Dan Fogelberg, 1982 (#9)
AN ONLY CHILD ALONE AND WILD, A CABINET MAKER'S SON
HIS HANDS WERE MEANT FOR DIFFERENT WORK
AND HIS HEART WAS KNOWN TO NONE
HE LEFT HIS HOME AND WENT HIS LONE AND SOLITARY WAY
AND HE GAVE TO ME A GIFT I KNOW I NEVER CAN REPAY
A QUIET MAN OF MUSIC DENIED A SIMPLER FATE
HE TRIED TO BE A SOLDIER ONCE BUT HIS MUSIC WOULDN'T WAIT
HE EARNED HIS LOVE THROUGH DISCIPLINE, A THUNDERING VELVET HAND
HIS GENTLE MEANS OF SCULPTING SOULS TOOK ME YEARS TO UNDERSTAND
CHORUS:
THE LEADER OF THE BAND IS TIRED AND HIS EYES ARE GROWING OLD
BUT HIS BLOOD RUNS THROUGH MY INSTRUMENT
AND HIS SONG IS IN MY SOUL
MY LIFE HAS BEEN A POOR ATTEMPT TO IMITATE THE MAN
I'M JUST A LIVING LEGACY TO THE LEADER OF THE BAND
MY BROTHER'S LIVES WERE DIFFERENT FOR THEY HEARD ANOTHER CALL
ONE WENT TO CHICAGO AND THE OTHER TO ST. PAUL
AND I'M IN COLORADO WHEN I'M NOT IN SOME HOTEL
LIVING OUT THIS LIFE I'VE CHOSE AND COME TO KNOW SO WELL
(CHORUS AND INTERLUDE)
I THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC AND YOUR STORIES OF THE ROAD
I THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOM WHEN IT CAME MY TIME TO GO
I THANK YOU FOR THE KINDNESS AND THE TIMES WHEN YOU GOT TOUGH
AND PAPA I DON'T THINK I SAID " I LOVE YOU" NEAR ENOUGH (chorus)
(SLOW 4/4)
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2m 6m 2m 5
1-4 1 3m 4
2m 6m 2m-5 1
CHORUS 4 3m 2m 1
2m 6m 2m b7-5
4 3m 2m 2
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INTERDLUDE 1 1 4 4
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LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul, and Mary, 1969 (#1)
written by John Denver
ALL MY BAGS ARE PACKED, I'M READY TO GO
I'M STANDIN' HERE OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR
I HATE TO WAKE YOU UP TO SAY GOOD-BYE
BUT THE DAWN IS BREAKIN' IT'S EARLY MORN
TAXI'S WAITIN', HE'S BLOWIN' HIS HORN
ALREADY I'M SO LONESOME I COULD DIE
CHORUS (after each verse):
SO KISS ME AND SMILE FOR ME
TELL ME THAT YOU'LL WAIT FOR ME
HOLD ME LIKE YOU'LL NEVER LET ME GO
CAUSE I'M LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE
DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK AGAIN
OH BABE I HATE TO GO
THERE'S SO MANY TIMES I'VE LET YOU DOWN
SO MANY TIMES I'VE PLAYED AROUND
I TELL YOU NOW THEY DON'T MEAN A THING
EVERY PLACE I GO I'LL THINK OF YOU
EVERY SONG I SING I'LL SING FOR YOU
WHEN I COME BACK I'LL WEAR YOUR WEDDING RING
NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO LEAVE YOU
ONE MORE TIME LET ME KISS YOU
THEN CLOSE YOUR EYES, I'LL BE ON MY WAY
DREAM ABOUT THE DAYS TO COME
WHEN I WON'T HAVE TO LEAVE ALONE
ABOUT THE TIME I WON'T HAVE TO SAY
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LEMON TREE Trini Lopez, 1965 (#20)
written by Will Holt
WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY MY FATHER SAID TO ME
COME HERE AND LEARN A LESSON FROM THE LOVELY LEMON TREE
MY SON IT'S MOST IMPORTANT MY FATHER SAID TO ME
TO PUT YOUR FAITH IN WHAT YOU FEEL AND NOT IN WHAT YOU SEE
CHORUS (after each verse):
LEMON TREE VERY PRETTY AND THE LEMON FLOWER IS SWEET
BUT THE FRUIT OF THE POOR LEMON IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EAT
LEMON TREE VERY PRETTY AND THE LEMON FLOWER IS SWEET
BUT THE FRUIT OF THE POOR LEMON IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EAT
BENEATH THE LEMON TREE ONE DAY MY LOVE AND I DID LIE
A GIRL SO SWEET THAT WHEN SHE SMILED THE SUN ROSE IN THE SKY
WE PASSED THE SUMMER LOST I LOVE BENEATH THE LEMON TREE
THE MUSIC OF HER LAUGHTER HID MY FATHER'S WORDS FROM ME
ONE DAY SHE LEFT WITHOUT A WORD, SHE TOOK AWAY THE SUN
AND IN THE DARK SHE LEFT BEHIND, I KNEW WHAT SHE HAD DONE
SHE LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER, IT'S A COMMON TALE BUT TRUE
A SADDER MAN BUT WISER NOW, I SING THIS SONG TO YOU
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1-5 1 4-5 1-17
(key change--up a fourth)
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1-5 1 4-5 1-17
(key change--up a fourth)
CHORUS 1-4 1-4 1-4 5
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THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens (#1,1961)
revised South African folk song (WIMOWEH)
INTRO:
WEE--OOH-WEE-OOH WEE-UM-BUM-BA-WEH
WEE--OOH-WEE-OOH WEE-UM-BUM-BA-WEH
CHORUS (after each verse):
WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH
O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH
O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH
O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH O-WIMOWEH
IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
NEAR THE VILLAGE, THE PEACEFUL VILLAGE THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
NEAR THE VILLAGE, THE PEACEFUL VILLAGE THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
HUSH MY DARLING, DON'T FEAR MY DARLING, THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
HUSH MY DARLING, DON'T FEAR MY DARLIN, THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
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