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Tell Moses
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Colvin & Earle
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VERSE:
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Drama down in Egypt, pharaoh's fit to fight
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Talkin' bout the trouble with the Israelites
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How I'm supposed to build this monument of mine
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If I can't keep the monoliths moving down the line
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Tell Moses, tell him go
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Say the children of Israel are suffering so
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tell Moses, tell him true
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You gotta lead them where the pharaoh won't be following you
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CHORUS:
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Water is wide, milk and honey on the other side - THREE TIMES, then
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Keep on traveling on
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VERSE:
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Selma, Alabama, 1965
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Gotta stick together if you're gonna to stay alive
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Riot gear and tear gas, sheriff's on the edge
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Waiting with an army over yonder 'cross the bridge
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Tell Martin. Tell him go
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Say the governor's in Montgomery and you gotta let him know
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Tell Martin. Tell him now
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He's been up on the mountain and he's got to show us how
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CHORUS
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INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (Chorus)
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Water is wide, milk and honey on the other side - EIGHT TIMES
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VERSE:
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Ferguson, Missouri, people in the streets
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Hands above their head standing up to the police
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Waiting for a hero to step into the breach
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'Ain't nobody coming so it's up to you and me
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Tell Mary, tell John
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Say the hourglass is empty and the judgment day has come
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Tell preacher, farmer Brown
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Say Joshua's blown his trumpet and the walls are comin' down
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Tell sister, brother too
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Tell them where they're gonna meet us and what we're gonna do
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Tell Steven, tell Shawn
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There's a message in the music, everybody sing along
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Water is wide, milk and honey on the other side
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Water is wide, milk and honey on the other side
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Water is wide, milk and honey on the other side
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Keep on traveling along
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