 Genius Meanings
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Harry Belafonte – Mary's Boy Child
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[Verse 1] / Long time ago in Bethlehem / So the Holy Bible say / Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ / Was born on Christmas day / [Chorus] / Hark, now hear the angels sing / A new King
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Harry Belafonte – Mary's boy child - remastered
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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 new King born today / And man
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Harry Belafonte – The Baby Boy
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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
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Jester Hairston – Mary’s Boy Child
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Long time ago in Bethlehem / So the Holy Bible says / Mary's Boy Child, Jesus Christ / Was born on Christmas Day / Hark, now hear the angels sing / New King's born today / And man
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De Nattergale – Long Time Ago In Bethlehem
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[Intro] / Now, listen now / [Verse 1] / A long time ago in Bethlehem / So the Holy Bible says / Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ / Was born on Chris-ta-mas-day / [Chorus] / Listen
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Harry Belafonte – Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
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Sometimes I feel like a motherless child / Sometimes I feel like a motherless child / Sometimes I feel like a motherless child / A long way from home / A long way from home / True
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Harry Belafonte – Close Your Eyes
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Hello Everybody
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Hello everybody, everybody how do you do / Hello everybody, everybody how do you do / I'm mighty glad to be livin' / And I'm mighty glad to be here too / Not so long ago I needed
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Harry Belafonte – Only One Like Me
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You better listen, you better listen / You better listen, you better listen / As I was walking thru the woods one day / I saw a strange man walking on his way / I stopped him to
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Harry Belafonte – Danny Boy
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
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[Verse 1] / Gomen Nasai / I'm so sorry, Gomen Nasai / I am so sorry I made you cry / Won't you forgive me dear / Goman Nasai / Nights have been lonely, my days are blue / Because I
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Harry Belafonte – Come O My Love
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The Winter has gone and the leaves turn green / The Winter has gone and the leaves turn green / Your innocent face, I wish I never had seen / Come o my love and fare you well
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Harry Belafonte – Annabelle Lee
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Melda Massi
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Lean On Me
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Hold ’Em Joe
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[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
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Harry Belafonte – Eden Was Just Like This
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Mary, Mary
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Mary, Mary, had a little baby / Ooh, pretty little baby / Ooh, pretty little baby / Glory be to the newborn king / Star a shinin', shinin' on the manger / Ooh, shinin' on the
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Harry Belafonte – Chimney Smoke
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Chimney smoke, chimney smoke / A winding and a whirling / A climbing and a twirling / Chimney smoke, why did I roam / Chimney smoke lead me home / There’s a house on a hill, by an
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Harry Belafonte – Shenandoah
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Venezuela
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I met her in Venezuela / With a basket on her head / If she loved others she didn't say / But I knew she'd do, to pass away the time in Venezuela / Pass away the time in Venezuela
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Harry Belafonte – How Green Was My Valley
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Done Laid Around (AKA Gotta Travel On)
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Done laid around and stayed around / This old town too long / Summer's almost gone / Summer's almost gone / Done laid around and stayed around / This old town too long / And I feel
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Harry Belafonte – Bam Bam Bamba
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Bam Bam Bamba bam bam / You were drowning my darling / And I saved you / Dominating the waves with / My love for you / Pero arriba y arriba y arriba sere / Yo no soy marinero por
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Harry Belafonte – Gomen Nasai
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[Verse 1] / Gomen Nasai / I'm so sorry, Gomen Nasai / I am so sorry I made you cry / Won't you forgive me dear / Goman Nasai / Nights have been lonely, my days are blue / Because I
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Harry Belafonte – Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
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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
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Harry Belafonte – The Borning Day
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Mary and the baby hungry / Yes, we know what hungry be / So we bring them peas and rice / And a little ginger tea / Only pigeon peas and rice / A little ginger tea / Mary thank us
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Harry Belafonte – A-Roving
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Harry Belafonte puts his own spin on the sea shanty described as “The oldest of capstan shanties”. It tells the story, from the perspective of a young sailor, of an encounter with
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Jester Hairston – Amen
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[Intro] / Amen, amen / Amen, amen, amen / (Sing it over) / Amen, amen / Amen, amen, amen / [Verse 1] / (See the little baby) amen / (wrapped in a manger) amen / (on Christmas
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Harry Belafonte – Hava Nageela
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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
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Harry Belafonte – Glory Manger
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They turned away Mary and Josef / Away from the inn / They turn 'way Mary and Josef / 'Way from the inn / They turn 'way Mary and Josef / 'Way from the inn / That's what made the
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Harry Belafonte – Merci bon Dieu
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Mèsi Bondyé, gadé tou sa lanati poté pou nou / Mesi Bondyé, gadé kouman lamizè fini pou nou / Mèsi Bondyé, gadé tou sa lanati poté pou nou / Mesi Bondyé, gadé kouman lamizè fini
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Harry Belafonte – I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
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I heard the bells on Christmas day / Their old familiar carols play / And wild and sweet / The words repeat / Of peace on earth, good will to men / I thought, as now this day had
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Harry Belafonte – Christmas Is Coming
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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
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Harry Belafonte – The Twelve Days of Christmas
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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 turtledoves / And a
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Harry Belafonte – Goin' Down Jordan
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[Chorus] / We are going down, Jordan / We are going down, Jordan / We are going down, Jordan / Let's walk the Heavenly road / [Verse 1] / I was livin' me life as an Anglican / Let
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Harry Belafonte – The Drummer and the Cook
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Oh, there was a little drummer and he loved a one-eyed cook / He loved her oh, he loved her though she had a cock-eyed look / With her one eye on the pot and the other up the
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