LATE A COME
Jamaican: trad

(Leader) Late, oh late, oh (Chorus) late a come.
(Leader) Late, oh late, oh (Chorus) late a come.
(Leader) An' you look upon your dummy watch for (Chorus) late a come.
(Leader) An' you look upon your dummy watch for (Chorus) late a come.

(Second voice part)
Late, oh late, oh late a come
Late, oh late, oh late a come
Late, oh late, oh late a come
Late, oh late, oh late a come


According to the notes accompanying this song:
"This is an unusual digging song in that it is rather slow & gentle. The words suggest that it would be used at the end of the day when the workers are becoming tired.
At first the song can be divided between the Leader, who sings the main line, and the Chorus who sing 'Late a come'.
Traditionally the Leader would improvise new words and clown to keep the workers in good spirits.
At the end it can be performed with everyone singing all the lines together with the second voice part added."

From:
"Brown gal in de Ring"
12 Jamaican Folk-Songs
Collected & arranged for schools by OLIVE LEWIN
Oxford University Press 1974
ISBN 0 19 330544 5

X: 1
T: Late A Come
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
N: Main part, Leader & Chorus
O: Jamaica
Z: NP 12/06/2011
K: D
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X: 2
T: Late A Come
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
N: Second part (optional)
O: Jamaica
Z: NP 12/06/2011
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