Janice Jo Lee

Lyrics

Ancestor Song

Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do
Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do

Do you remember, you lived in a cave
Thought you knew the world, its crevices and curves
Do you remember, learning of the roof
Growing little girl, swiftly flying bird

Do you remember, discovering your voice
Hollow-bellied drum drum, winding on your tongue tongue
Do you remember, turning breath into sound
A litany of tones, melodies your own

Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do
Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do

Oh how sound echoes, waves off of walls
Holding empty stage, never was a cage
Oh the earth glorious, oh the earth a symphony, a chorus
Listening the land, answer bouncing back

Do you remember, your first ever breeze
Led you to a door, unbeknownst before
Do you remember, the blinding of the sun
Expanding of the sky, opening your eyes

Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do
Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do

Oh the earth glorious, oh the earth a symphony, a chorus
Oh the earth glorious, oh the earth a symphony, a chorus

Be sure to remember, after this life
When body turns to earth, melodies survive
Listen, have you heard, inside you is a bird
Remember, carry on, ancestor song

Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do
Bay-yah mm dada mm do, da da rum da da da rum
Bay-yah mm dada nn do