Armstrong鈥檚 decision to record the song in 1958 was partly influenced by his anger over racial segregation in the U.S., specifically the integration crisis at Little Rock Central High School. Where to Listen & Learn More Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics)
Oh when Israel was in Egypt landLet my people go!Oppressed so hard, they could not standLet my people go! louis_armstrong_go_down_moses_lyricsdownload
Go down MosesWay down in Egypt landTell old PharaohTo let my people go! Armstrong鈥檚 decision to record the song in 1958
The song recounts the biblical story of Exodus, where God commands Moses to demand the Israelites' freedom from Pharaoh. The song recounts the biblical story of Exodus,
Thus spoke the Lord, bold Moses saidLet my people go!If not I'll smite, your firstborn deadLet my people go!
It is widely cited that Harriet Tubman used "Go Down Moses" as a code song on the Underground Railroad to signal to fugitives that it was time to flee toward freedom.
