Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt land,
Tell ole Pharoh, Let meh people go.
O, twuz uh dark an’ dismal nite,
Let meh people go;
When Moses led de Israelites,
Let meh people go.
Go down, Moses, etc.
O, cum ’long Moses, yo’ll not git los’,
Let meh people go;
Stritch out yo’ rod an cum across,