Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) in the Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. As of 2006 it had a population of 75,048. The city is a part of Greater Hatyai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area.
Despite being smaller than the neighboring city Hat Yai, Songkhla is the capital of Songkhla Province as well as the Mueang Songkhla district (Songkhla Town district).
Due to its location at the opening of the big Songkhla lake to the Gulf of Thailand, Songkhla is a fishing town and also an important harbour. It is the major seaport on the east side of the Isthmus of Kra.
Songkhla was sometimes known as Singgora or Singora (City on the Mountain).
On December 7, 1941, hours before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese army landed here and proceeded south towards Perlis and Penang as part of the Malayan campaign which culminated in the capture of Singapore.
Since 2003 Songhkla has been affected by the Muslim hard-line militant insurgency in neighboring Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala.
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see,
Comin' for to carry me home
A band of angels comin' after me,
Comin' for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Comin' for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm a coming too
Comin' for to carry me home
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Comin' for to carry me home
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
The sun is rising in the sky
Here we're waitin', standin' by
Round in circles, round and round
Pulse is racing, can't sit down
The noise of people fills the air
Search for silence goes nowhere
Time just passes, starts to rain
I look at you and I feel your pain
Day after day watching it grow, counting the time
In each and every way the pleasure is mine
Through all of the high times
Through all of the low times
The farther we reach, the farther we see
The farther we go
Time after time waitin' for you, when will you come?
Wanting to play the game we've begun
Through all of the high times
Through all of the low times
The more we can give, the more we can keep
The more there will be
Like the man said, "He was right
'Bout something coming in the air tonight"
Well if it's coming, let it be now
I feel it's close, I just know somehow
I can't hold on much longer
My head is filled with wonder
But if these things don't come to pass
I'll bring you water and fill your glass
Everyday the stronger it grows, it's easy to see
Getting to feel how good it can be
Through all of the high times
Through all of the low times
The more that we teach, the better we learn
The better we'll be
Through all of the high times
Through all of the low times
Through all of the high times
Through all of the low times
Through all of the high times
Through all of the low times
Swing low sweet chariot
coming for to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot
coming for to carry me home
A band of Angels coming after me
coming for to carry me home
swing low sweet chariot
coming for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
coming for to carry me home
Jess tell your friends
that Im coming too
coming for to carry me home
swing low sweet chariot
coming for to carry me home
Im sometimes up and sometimes down
but stills my sould feels heavenly bound
The one desire is to dance the swing
Could catch it all night long
And when I'm riding on that wing
And just for you I'm in the swing
And when I'm riding on that wing
My heart does start to sing
Fur dich allein tanz' ich den swing
Ich hoff' du bleibst noch hier
Vielleicht geh' ich nach zu dir hin
Und dann tanzst du mit mir
And when I'm dancing
I've got to give it all
'Cause it's the only thing
And when I'm waiting
Until last call, I do it for the swing
And when I'm riding on that wing
My heart does start to sing
And when I'm riding on that wing
It sure is quiet around here
The phone never rings anymore
So I'll wallow in silence
And nail my soul to the floor
'Cause I'm angry and jealous
And sick and tired of untruth
And I'm lonely my pride is bruised
My wheels sink low
Loves candle burns slow
If I spread my wings
Will I ever leave the ground
All of these painful scenes
That drag me down
My wheels turn slow
Loves candle burns slow
And now my eyes are dressed in rags
To hide the scars from what I've seen
And my fall form grace
Could it be a lesson to you
And if I trade my place
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Comin' for to carry me home
A band of angels comin' after me
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
If you get to here before I do
Comin' for to carry me home
Tell all the people that I'm comin'too
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Jah Jah chariot
Jah Jah chariot
Jah Jah chariot
Free as love can be
That's how free our love should be
We work our hearts for them day and night
But nothing ever seems to please them right
And every time you turn around
Somebody's trying to put you down
And every time you call a play
Some clown's getting in your way
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
All right, coming for to carry me home
Oh yeah, it's coming for to carry me home
Sometimes I wish that I
Could fly like a bird in the sky
Rise up above humanity
And mold us all in one with unity
'Cause every time you try to make a stride
Somebody want to check your life
Every time you try to go ahead
Somebody wish you'd step aside instead
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Oh oh, comin' for to carry me home
Yeah yeah, comin' for to carry me home
Check out the queen and the pawn
Oh, it's comin' for to carry me home
Swing swing swing swing swing swing low Jah
A comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low... no more longer shall I roam
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Come Jah Jah children
Comin' for to carry me home
Get the queen and the pawn
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing swing swing swing swing swing low Jah Jah
Swing your chariot to carry me home
Swing low...
Swing low...
Swing low...
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
Swing low, Jah Jah chariot
I met her at the mission
Living just this side of sin
Her mouth was soft and when she spoke
Lord, I fell right in
She had a baby in a blanket
A dollar and a half
She looked a little leery
She let out a little laugh
Opened up my overcoat
Invited them inside
Two fragile little flowers
With nowhere left to hide
She said her old man left her
Just before the baby came
I could feel the tears well up inside
Each time she spoke his name
Swing low, swing low
Sweet angel face
Why would such a simple child
Come to such a place?
We talked until the wind died down
Baby woke and stirred
She made a little hushing sound
Spoke some magic word
The baby yawned and smiled at me
But she said, "We can't stay"
She thanked me for my kindness
Turned and walked away
Swing low, swing low
Sweet angel face
Why would such a simple child
Come to such a place?
I think about them all the time
Hope they found their home
Seems that it's my calling now
To walk these streets alone
Sometimes when the wind is right
I can smell her sweet perfume
I think about the warm embrace
That ended all too soon
Swing low, swing low
Sweet angel face
Why would such a simple child
Come to such a place?
Oh, oh, oh, why would such a simple child
I've always been a religious man
I've always been a religious man
But I met the banker and it felt like sin
He turned my bailout down
The banker man, he let into me
Let into me, let into me
The banker man, he let into me
And spread my name around
He thinks I ain't got a lick of sense
'Cause I talk slow and my money's spent
I ain't the type to hold it against
But he better stay off my farm
'Cause it was my daddy's and his daddy's before
And his daddy's before and his daddy's before
Five generations and an unlocked door
And a loaded burglar alarm
Lots of pictures of my purdy family
Lots of pictures of my purdy family
Lots of pictures of my purdy family
In the house where I was born
House has stood through five tornadoes
Droughts, floods, and five tornadoes
I'd rather wrestle an alligator
Than to face the banker's scorn
'Cause he won't even look me in the eye
He just takes my land and apologize
With pen, paper, and a friendly smile
He says the deed is done
The sound you hear is my daddy spinning
The sound you hear is my daddy spinning
The sound you hear is my daddy spinning
Over what the banker done
Like to invite him for some pot roast beef
And mashed potatoes and sweet tea
Follow it up with some banana pudding
And a walk around the farm
Show him the view from McGee town hill
Let him stand in my shoes and see how it feels
To lose the last thing on earth that's real
I'd rather lose my legs and arms
Bury his body in the old sink hole
Bury his body in the old sink hole
Bury his body in the old sink hole
Under cold November sky
Then damned if I wouldn't go to church on Sunday
Damned if I wouldn't go to church on Sunday
Damned if I wouldn't go to church on Sunday
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?
Coming for to carry me home,
A band of angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home.
If you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I’m coming, too.
Coming for to carry me home.
I’m sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
Coming for to carry me home.
The brightest day that I can say,
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus washed my sins away,
The angels glided down to take you away
Said "so sorry. I can no longer stay"
Isn't that selfish, isn't that well
Is it hot or cold
I can no longer tell so
Swing low, swing low
Swing low and carry me home
And I'm sorry for what I've done
And for what I'm about to do
I've betrayed the sun by dancing with the moon
I sit on a tin roof and count the stars
They all fade away into scars
Swing low, swing low
Swing low and carry me home
Something that was interesting
That I never quite forgot
You told me that time was the biggest enemy we've got
Well, I wish I listened closer to that fear
Maybe if I did you might still be here
Swing low, swing low
Swing low and carry me home
Swing low, swing low
Feels like the pavement
Proud and cold
Walking feet
Walking soul
I'm rolling out my bones
Lay me down
Let me go
Feeling heavy
The ground is cold
Lay me down
Take it slow
I'm ready to stumble, sing & then swing low
Feels like my hands
Reach to touch
Strike and tremble
When they hold too much
I'm rolling out my bones
Lay me down
Let me go
Feeling heavy
The ground is cold
Lay me down
Take it slow
I'm ready to stumble, sing & then swing low
I'm rolling out my bones
Lay me down
Let me go
Feeling heavy
The ground is cold
Lay me down
Take it slow
Feels like the pavement
Proud and cold
Walking feet
Walking soul
I'm rolling out my bones
Lay me down
Let me go
Feeling heavy
The ground is cold
Lay me down
Take it slow
I'm ready to stumble, sing & then swing low
Feels like my hands
Reach to touch
Strike and tremble
When they hold too much
I'm rolling out my bones
Lay me down
Let me go
Feeling heavy
The ground is cold
Lay me down
Take it slow
I'm ready to stumble, sing & then swing low
I'm rolling out my bones
Lay me down
Let me go
Feeling heavy
The ground is cold
Lay me down
Take it slow
When I was just eleven, I died and rose again - a symbol to transcend the watery grave.
There the cup uncovered, I shone the light within - the radiance on my prepubescent face
And I'm waiting for the day when I don't have to be the strong one.
I'm looking for the star that I can wish upon to be free.
And I sing alleluia to the cold winter air. I breathe alleluia in my lungs.
I sing alleluia as the whistle starts to blow, another day has begun.
Only three years later, I stood upon a stage and ministered to thousands by the road.
In that banal moment, I felt the touch of fire - the transformation of a teenage boy
Sing Alleluia, come gather round and hear,
Sing Alleluia, let the children draw near, Alleluia
Sing Alleluia find the rest that you now seek,
Sing Alleluia blessed be the meek, Alleluia
Sing Alleluia all you runners in this race,