Little Moses Songtext
von Marley’s Ghost

Away by the river so clear
The ladies were winding their way
When Pharaoh′s little daughter
Stepped down to the water
To bathe in the cool of the day
Before it was dark
She opened the ark
And found a sweet infant was there

Before it was dark
She opened the ark
And found a sweet infant was there


And away by the water so blue, so blue
The infant was lonely and sad
She took him in pity
And thought him so pretty
And made little Moses so glad
She called him her own
Her beautiful son
And sent for a nurse that was near
She called him her own

Her beautiful son
And sent for a nurse that was near

And away by the water so clear
They carried that beautiful child
To his own tender mother
Sister and brother
Little Moses looked happy and smiled
His mother so good
Done all that she could
To raise him and teach him with care
His mother so good

Done all that she could
To raise him and teach him with care


Away by the sea that was red, so red
Little Moses the servant of God
While in him confided
The sea was divided
As upward he lifted his rod
The Jews safely crossed
While Pharaoh's host
Was drownded in the waters and lost
The Jews safely crossed

While Pharaoh′s host
Was drownded in the waters and lost

And away up on a mountain so high
The last one that he ever did see
With Israel victorious
His hope was most glorious
He'd soon over Jordan be free
When his spirit did cease
He departed in peace
And rested in the heavens above
When his spirit did cease

He departed in peace
And rested in the heavens above