Go down, Moses, Way down in Egyptland; Tell old Pharaoh To let my people go. When Israel was in Egyptland, Let my people go. Oppressed so hard they could not stand, Let my people go. Go down, Moses, Way down in Egyptland; Tell old Pharaoh, "Let my people go." "Thus saith the Lord," bold Moses said, "Let my people go: If not I'll smite your first-born dead, Let my people go." "No more shall they in bondage toil, Let my people go; Let them come out with Egypt's spoil, Let my people go." The Lord told Moses what to do, Let my people go; To lead the children of Israel through, Let my people go. Go down, Moses, Way down in Egyptland; Tell old Pharaoh, "Let my people go!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...I SING OF LOVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LITTLE BROTHER'S STORY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD |