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I:
AHave you ever seen a Drainbow
EOr a garden blooming Abright
AHeard the shuffle of a Dthousand feet
EDrums from morning 'til Anight?
CHORUS:
ACome we go down, Dcome we go down
ECome we go down to AKingston Market
ACome we go down, Dcome we go down
EDown to Kingston AMarket
II:
AGet your tamarind and Dsour sop,
EMangoes and caAsaba,
ABread fruit okra Dpigeon peas,
ECurry goat and Aguava
CHORUS:
ACome we go down, Dcome we go down
ECome we go down to AKingston Market
ACome we go down, Dcome we go down
EDown to Kingston AMarket
III:
ADo you know a brown skin Dmaiden
EWith sunshine in her Aeyes?
AHeard the swallow and the Dhummingbird
Sing Ehappy as she goes Aby?
IV:
BbHave you seen the ghost of EbMorgan
Or Fheard a tale you hadn't Bbought to?
BbHave you welcomed the Ebcoming dawn
With a Frum an' coconut Bbwater
CHORUS:
BbCome we go down, Ebcome we go down
FCome we go down to BbKingston Market
BbCome we go down, Ebcome we go down
FDown to Kingston BbMarket
BbCome we go down, Ebcome we go down
FCome we go down to BbKingston Market
BbCome we go down, Ebcome we go down
FDown to Kingston BbMarket
BbCome we go down, Ebcome we go down
FCome we go down to BbKingston Market
BbCome we go down, Ebcome we go down
FDown to Kingston BbMarket

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Kingston Market

by Harry Belafonte

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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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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