Biography:
Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes.
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Other songs:
- Banana Boat Song
- Island In The Sun
- Jamaica Farewell
- Jump In The Line
- Mr Bojangles
- The Lion Sleeps Tongiht
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Turn Around
- Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)
- Angelina
- Coconut Woman
- Come Back Liza
- I Do Adore Her
- In That Great Gettin Up Mornin
- Jump In The Line Shake Senora
- Kingston Market
- Land Of The Sea And Sun
- Mama Look
- Man Piaba
- Man Smart Woman Smarter
- Marys Boychild Christmas Song
- Matilda
- Mo Mary
- Monkey
- Oh Freedom
- Round The Bay Of Mexico
- Scarlet Ribbons
- The Fox
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I:
A D
Have you ever seen a rainbow
E A
Or a garden blooming bright
A D
Heard the shuffle of a thousand feet
E A
Drums from morning 'til night?
CHORUS:
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Come we go down to Kingston Market
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Down to Kingston Market
II:
A D
Get your tamarind and sour sop,
E A
Mangoes and casaba,
A D
Bread fruit okra pigeon peas,
E A
Curry goat and guava
CHORUS:
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Come we go down to Kingston Market
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Down to Kingston Market
III:
A D
Do you know a brown skin maiden
E A
With sunshine in her eyes?
A D
Heard the swallow and the hummingbird
E A
Sing happy as she goes by?
IV:
Bb Eb
Have you seen the ghost of Morgan
F Bb
Or heard a tale you hadn't ought to?
Bb Eb
Have you welcomed the coming dawn
F Bb
With a rum an' coconut water
CHORUS:
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Come we go down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Come we go down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Come we go down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Down to Kingston Market
A D
Have you ever seen a rainbow
E A
Or a garden blooming bright
A D
Heard the shuffle of a thousand feet
E A
Drums from morning 'til night?
CHORUS:
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Come we go down to Kingston Market
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Down to Kingston Market
II:
A D
Get your tamarind and sour sop,
E A
Mangoes and casaba,
A D
Bread fruit okra pigeon peas,
E A
Curry goat and guava
CHORUS:
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Come we go down to Kingston Market
A D
Come we go down, come we go down
E A
Down to Kingston Market
III:
A D
Do you know a brown skin maiden
E A
With sunshine in her eyes?
A D
Heard the swallow and the hummingbird
E A
Sing happy as she goes by?
IV:
Bb Eb
Have you seen the ghost of Morgan
F Bb
Or heard a tale you hadn't ought to?
Bb Eb
Have you welcomed the coming dawn
F Bb
With a rum an' coconut water
CHORUS:
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Come we go down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Come we go down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Come we go down to Kingston Market
Bb Eb
Come we go down, come we go down
F Bb
Down to Kingston Market
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