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Creep Along Moses
Traditional Spiritual
ARTIST: Taskiana Four on Victor in 1926
CATEGORY: Traditional and Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: probably 1800s; 1920s
RECORDING INFO: Creep Along Moses
Byants Jubilee Quartet 1928
Taskiana Four. Victor 1926 Creep Along Moses
OTHER NAMES: "Tryin' To Cross The Red Sea"
RELATED TO:
SOURCES: John Work's "American Negro Songs."
NOTES: "Creep Along Moses" is a traditional spiritual from Taskiana Four in 1926. My transcription on this song is seems accurate.
"Tryin' To Cross The Red Sea" is the title of the song as it appears in John Work's "American Negro Songs."
Creep Along Moses- Taskiana Four (Victor) 1926
BRIDGE: Get along Pharoh
Get along---,
Get along---,
Get along---,
Get along Pharoh
Get along---,
Yes---, right across the Red Sea.
VERSE: Old Satan wears a oil-lined shoe,
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea.
If you don't mind he'll slip it on you.
I wonder what the Devil's keeps a-hollerin' about
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea
He's down in Hell and can't get out
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea.
CHORUS: Creep along Moses, Moses creep along
Creep along Moses I thank God
Creep along Moses, Moses creep along
Creep along Moses I'm goin' home.
BRIDGE:
VERSE: Way down in the valley to offer our prayer
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea
When I got there ol' Satan was there
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea
Then I fell down upon my knees
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea
Cryin' Lord have mercy if you please
Tryin' to 'cross the Red Sea.
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
CHORUS:
Oh, oh, I'm goin' home.
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