go down moses there s nothing here to see it s just my old man in his rocking chair waiting for his time to be free now the weight has lifted but the shackles still remain but with a bottle of wine after suppertime we can drink our cares away there ain t no roads from here momma don t you waste your tears cause there ain t no roads from here like that lazy delta so many flows without a guide pop it really don t much matter cause i ll just find you by the riverside you can wash yourself anew and we will heal down to the bone with some family love and some guidance from above we can find our way home when i got home government tried to take my soul away with a weary heart and mind in the jailhouse he ll stay even the dirt gon rise so please be at ease and make your amends cause i see the light up around the bend go down moses you can t keep a man down for long no matter how many miles may lay ahead that train will keep on rollin on and we will ride them rails till dawn coastin down the line what a beautiful bind to rise above this family s done its time but pay no mind 1