Biography:
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as a duo with Ashanti Roy (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica). and have been active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They recorded the classic Heart of The Congos in 1977, with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry at the Black Ark Studio.
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Song: Children Crying
Band: The Congos
Album: Heart of the Congos
Producer: Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Original Release Date: 1977
Wiki Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congos
Transcribed by ADe Austin 2009
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G C Dsus2 C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
G C Dsus2 C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ummmmm.
G C Dsus2 C G
Send us a prophet, to warn the nation.
C Dsus2 C G
All the children in dis creation,
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C G
Will be the children of the Most High, ooo Jah-Jah right jah?
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2
Will be the children of the Most High.
C G C Dsus2
Jah Rastafari! And I.
C G
Jah Rastafari!
C
Jah-Jah-Jah,
Dsus2 C
hummmmmm.
G C Dsus2 C
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
G C Dsus2 C G
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C G
Will be the children of the Most High, hummm, Jah-Jah right jah?
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C
Will be the children of the Most High.
[instrumental break / vocal gap]
G C Dsus2 C x2
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm, jah-ja-jaaaaah
G C Dsus2 C
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
G C Dsus2 C G
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C
Will be the children of the Most High
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm, Jah-Jah right jah right
Song: Children Crying
Band: The Congos
Album: Heart of the Congos
Producer: Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Original Release Date: 1977
Wiki Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congos
Transcribed by ADe Austin 2009
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G C Dsus2 C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
G C Dsus2 C
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ummmmm.
G C Dsus2 C G
Send us a prophet, to warn the nation.
C Dsus2 C G
All the children in dis creation,
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C G
Will be the children of the Most High, ooo Jah-Jah right jah?
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2
Will be the children of the Most High.
C G C Dsus2
Jah Rastafari! And I.
C G
Jah Rastafari!
C
Jah-Jah-Jah,
Dsus2 C
hummmmmm.
G C Dsus2 C
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
G C Dsus2 C G
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C G
Will be the children of the Most High, hummm, Jah-Jah right jah?
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C
Will be the children of the Most High.
[instrumental break / vocal gap]
G C Dsus2 C x2
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm, jah-ja-jaaaaah
G C Dsus2 C
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
G C Dsus2 C G
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
C Dsus2
All the people that you see
C G C Dsus2 C
Will be the children of the Most High
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G C Dsus2
Jah-Jah!
C G C Dsus2 C
The children crying in the wilderness, humm, Jah-Jah right jah right
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