Lyrics to
High Cumberland Jubilee

This version of High Cumberland Jubilee was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1971.

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Maybe leaving’s better in the afternoon
When the rain don’t fall so hard
From where we were we had to look down far below
To see just what went on in our own backyard

Coming down slow without a thing to show
Wondering what went on while we were up there
Mountain roads now asphalt highways
That we once called heaven skyways
Children lost what is the cost to get back home again

La La La La La La La La Laaaaa
La La La La La La La La Laaaaa

It was a high Cumberland Jubilee
Such a high Cumberland Jubilee

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About Lyrics and High Cumberland Jubilee by Jimmy Buffett

The lyrics to High Cumberland Jubilee are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jimmy Buffett in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to High Cumberland Jubilee are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jimmy Buffett and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for High Cumberland Jubilee back when it was created.

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