Come Away Melinda (originally by Harry Belafonte) – Bobbie GentryBy Mommy, mommy, come and lookSee what I have foundA little way away from hereWhile digging in the groundCome away, MelindaCome in and close the doorIt’s nothing but a picture bookThey had before the warMommy, mommy, come and seeOh, mommy come and lookThere’s five or six Melinda girlsInside this picture bookCome away, MelindaCome in and close the doorThere were lots of little girls like youBefore they had the warMommy, mommy, come and seeOh, mommy hurry, doThere’s someone grown up very tallWho doesn’t look like youCome away, MelindaCome in and close the doorYour father was a man like himBefore they had the warMommy, mommy, come and seeSuch things I’ve never seenThere’s happy faces all aroundAnd now the ground is greenCome away, MelindaCome in and close the doorThat’s just the way it used to beBefore they had the war www.pillowlyrics.com419786497975 88k 20