<P> "Kum ba yah" ("Come by Here") is a spiritual song first recorded in the 1920s . It became a standard campfire song in scouting and summer camps and enjoyed broader popularity during the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s . </P> <P> The song was originally a simple appeal to God to come and help those in need . </P>

What does kuehm by ya my lord mean