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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Trumpet
Sy Oliver Choir
Sy Oliver Choir
Vocals
Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
Conductor
Billy Kyle
Billy Kyle
Piano
Trummy Young
Trummy Young
Trombone
Barrett Deems
Barrett Deems
Drums
Mort Herbert
Mort Herbert
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Milt Gabler
Milt Gabler
Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Go down, Moses
Way down in Egypt land
Tell old Pharaoh to
Let my people go
[Instrumental]
Now when Israel was in Egypt land
Let my people go
Oppressed so hard they could not stand
Let my people go
[Chorus]
So the Lord said
"Go down (Go down), Moses (Moses)
Way (Way) down (Down) in Egypt land
Tell old Pharaohs to let my people go" (Let my people go)
[Verse 1]
So Moses went to Egypt land
Let my people go
He made old Pharaoh understand
Let my people go
[Chorus]
Yes, the Lord said
"Go down (Go down), Moses (Moses)
Way (Way) down (Down) in Egypt land
Tell old Pharaohs to let my people go" (Let my people go)
[Instrumental]
Thus spoke the Lord, bold Moses said
"Let my people go," mm
"If not, I'll smite your firstborn dead" (Let my people go)
[Chorus]
'Cause the Lord said
"Go down (Go down), Moses (Moses)
Way (Way) down (Down) in Egypt land
Tell old Pharaohs to let my people go"
[Instrumental]
Way down in Egypt land
Tell old Pharaoh to
Let my people go
Written by: Sy Oliver
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