Song: Children Crying
Band: The Congos
Album: Heart of the Congos
Producer: Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Original Release Date: 1977

Transcribed by ADe Austin 2009


    G5        C5        D5    C5
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor
    G5        C5        D5    C5
Dee-yup, Dee-yah, Dee-yor-dee-yup-yup-yor


G5      C5     D5
Jah-Jah!
             C5             G5      C5    D5            C5
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G5      C5     D5
Jah-Jah!
             C5             G5      C5    D5     C5
The children crying in the wilderness, ummmmm.


G5         C5           D5    C5        G5
Send us a prophet, to warn the nation.
        C5           D5  C5        G5
All the children in dis creation,
        C5               D5
All the people that you see
            C5               G5    C5     D5       C5             G5
Will be the children of the Most High, ooo Jah-Jah right jah?


        C5               D5
All the people that you see
            C5               G5    C5       D5
Will be the children of the Most High.
         C5  G5      C5   D5         
Jah Rastafari! And I.     
         C5  G5 
Jah Rastafari!
    C5
Jah-Jah-Jah, 
D5        C5
hummmmmm.


G5               C5         D5    C5
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
    G5              C5                   D5         C5       G5
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
        C5               D5
All the people that you see
            C5               G5    C5     D5          C5            G5
Will be the children of the Most High, hummm , Jah-Jah right jah?
        C5               D5
All the people that you see
            C5               G5    C5        D5     C5
Will be the children of the Most High.

[instrumental break / vocal gap]
G5 C5 D5 C5 x2

G5      C5     D5
Jah-Jah!
             C5             G5      C5    D5            C5
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G5      C5     D5
Jah-Jah!
             C5             G5      C5    D5     C5
The children crying in the wilderness, humm , jah-ja-jaaaaah


G5               C5         D5    C5
Send us another Moses, to lead the nation.
    G5              C5                   D5         C5       G5
The hungry must be fed, so there'll be no more sufferation.
        C5               D5
All the people that you see
            C5               G5    C5     D5         C5
Will be the children of the Most High


G5      C5     D5
Jah-Jah!
             C5             G5      C5    D5            C5
The children crying in the wilderness, ... ... that's a-right.
G5      C5     D5
Jah-Jah!
             C5             G5      C5    D5     C5
The children crying in the wilderness, humm , Jah-Jah right jah right