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Thread #138380 Message #3167789
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
09-Jun-11 - 01:53 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Songs from Trinidad
Subject: Lyr Add: Bam Bye, Me Lawd (Trinidad, spiritual)
BAM BYE, ME LAWD
Chorus:
*Bam bye, bam bye, me Lawd, (4x)
1
Sister, come go to glory wid me,
Bam bye, bam bye, me Lawd.
Sister, come go to glory wid me,
Bam bye, bam bye, me Lawd.
Bam bye, bam bye, me Lawd.
2
Mother, come go to glory wid me, Bam bye, etc.
3
I want to walk and talk wid Jesus, etc.
4
Brother, come go to glory wid me, etc.
5
Come see how de heavens openin', etc.
6
Come see how dem Angels marchin', etc.
7
Come hear dem trumpets soundin', etc.
8
Come go to glory wid me, etc.
9
Come hear how de organ playin', etc.
10
Sinner, come go to glory wid me, etc.
11
Hear how dem Angels shoutin', etc.
12
Mother, come go to Eden wid me, etc.
13
Come go to Canaan wid me, etc.
14
Teacher, come go to glory wid me, etc.
*Bam bye- bye and bye.
With muscial score, arr. for voice, guitar, drum and bass by Gareth Walters. Pp. 14-15.
Edric Connor, 1958, Songs of Trinidad, Oxford University Press.