“Go Down Moses” is an American Negro spiritual. It describes events in the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically Exodus 8:1: “And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me”, in which God commands Moses to demand the release of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.
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Hayarkon Park
Tel-Aviv, Israel
5 September 1987
- Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar) with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
- Tom Petty (guitar)
- Mike Campbell (guitar)
- Benmont Tench (keyboards)
- Howie Epstein (bass)
- Stan Lynch (drums)
- The Queens Of Rhythm: Carolyn Dennis, Queen Esther Marrow, Madelyn Quebec (backing vocals)
Go down Moses way down in Egypt land
Tell all Pharaohs to let My people go
When Israel was in Egypt land
Let My people go
Oppressed so hard they could not stand
Let My people go
So the God seyeth, “Go down, Moses way down in Egypt land
Tell all Pharaohs to let My people go”
So Moses went to Egypt land
Let My people go
He made all Pharaohs understand
Let My people go
Yes The Lord said, “Go down, Moses way down in Egypt land
Tell all Pharaohs to let My people go”
Thus spoke the Lord, bold Moses said
Let My people go
“If not I’ll smite, your firstborns dead”
Let My people go
God, The Lord said, “Go down, Moses way down in Egypt land
Tell all Pharaohs to let My people go”
Tell all Pharaohs to let My people go