In John Davisâs version of âGo Down, Mosesâ, he reveals that the chariot symbolizes the Underground Railroad and the ârivers rollingâ as the rivers that runaway slaves would cross though to lose their scent. Oh go down, Moses, Way down into Egyptâs land, Tell old Pharaoh, Let my people go. Let my people go! "If not I'll smite your first-born dead!" Holy Moses I have been removed I have seen the spectre he has been here too Distant cousin from down the line Brand of people who ain't my kind Holy Moses I have been removed Holy Moses I have been deceived Now the wind has changed direction and I'll have to leave Won't you please excuse my frankness but it's not my cup of tea Holy Moses I have been deceived I'm going back to the border ⦠Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt land, tell old Pharao to let my people go! 4 Although the lyrics are different, the message remains the same: a dream and a reflection on the fight for freedom. Lines 3â4: The lyrics instruct Moses to speak to the Egyptian Pharaoh, demanding freedom for the Jews.In Exodus God commanded Moses to say âLet my people goâ to the Pharaoh. Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell ole Pharoah To let my people go! Go down Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell all pharaoes to Let my people go! Go Down Moses-continual oppression-traditional slow, continually stuck there ... -metaphorical things-present day versions, harsher than intended, they don't actually know the meaning behind lyrics. When Israel was in Egypt land Let my people go! "Thus spoke the Lord", bold Moses said, Let my people go! That practice fits well for stanzas 1-4,⦠Go to tune page > Keep a-inching along ... Oh, Peter, go ring -a dem bells. Oh, Peter, go ring-a dem bells, Peter, go ring-a dem bells. Harriet Tubman, one of the most well-known conductors on the Underground Railroad (a network of safe houses and secret routes used by enslaved people to escape to free states and Canada), was called the âMoses of ⦠Go Down Moses. Chorus He made all pharaoes understand Let my people go! So the God said: go down, Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell all pharaoes to Let my people go! I Couldn't hear nobody pray. Go down Moses, 'Way down in Egypt land Tell ol' Pharaoh To let my people go. and the refrain, probably in harmony. Let my people go! Oppressed so hard they could not stand, Let my people go! Chorus You may hinder me here, but you canât up there, Let my people go, He sits in the Heaven and answeres prayer, Let my people go! Oppressed so hard they could not stand Let my people go! Steal Away. In small groups students discuss multiple meanings in the spiritual âGo Down Mosesâ (VAT 3.82 â 3.85) and compare the literal and implied messages in both songs. So moses went to Egypt land Let my people go! I heard from heaven today! GO DOWN MOSES The spiritual is in the call-and-response pattern: a leader sings the verses with some rhythmic freedom, either unaccompanied or with only light accompaniment; the entire congregation sings the phrases "Let my people go!" Oh Pharaoh said he would go cross, Let my people go, And donât get lost in the wilderness, Let my people go. Moses delivering his people from Egyptian bondage, Joseph sold as a slave by his own brothers, Daniel flung by a tyrant into a lion's den--these timeless stories were the agents that evoked a response of faith from the slave community, faith which found utterance in song.
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