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MOSES SMOTE THE WATER (OLD MOSES SMOTE DE WATERS) Sung by: W.P. Detherow Recorded in Batesville, AR, 6/25/52 Click here to listen to the original recording And the children passed over. Oh, Moses smote the water And the sea give away. Oh, fathers, ain't you glad That the sea give away? Oh, fathers, ain't you glad That the sea give away? (Chorus) Oh, mothers, ain't you glad That the sea give away? Oh, mothers, ain't you glad That the sea give away? (Chorus) (Mr. Detherow: "Now you can add to that the 'Brother, ain't you glad,' the 'Sister, ain't you glad,' and you go right on with it.") Also found in Randolph, Vol. II, #290, "Old Moses Smote De Waters"; Brown, Vol. III, #612, "Moses Smote the Waters." |
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