Go Down Moses (Bahamas)
| "Go Down, Moses" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Genre | Bahamian Rhyming spiritual |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
Go Down Moses is a Bahamian Rhyming Spiritual that was documented by Charles Edwards in his book "Bahama songs and stories" in 1895.[1]
Lyrics[edit]
Go down Moses, hol' de key,
Don' let de vwin' blo' on de righteous,
Hey! Hey! Hey, my soul.
Hey! come a fish by the name of vwale,
Swallowed brothe' Jonah by the head an' tail-a,
Hey! Hey! Hey, my soul.
You want to go to heaven vw'en you die,
Jus' stop you' tongue from telling them lies,
Hey! Hey! Hey, my soul.
References[edit]
- ^ Bahama songs and stories. A contribution to folk-lore. Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society.vol. III, 1895. Pub. for the American Folk-lore Society, by Houghton, Mifflin and Company; etc., etc. 1895.