Away by the water so blue,
The ladies were winding their way,
And Pharaoh's little daughter
Stepped down to the water
To bathe in the cool of the day.
And before it was dark, she looked in the ark,
And found the sweet infant was there.
And before it was dark, she looked in the ark,
And found a sweet infant was there.

Away by the river so clear,
She carried that beautiful child
To his tender mother, his sister and brother,
Little Moses looked happy and smiled.
And she called him her own, her beautiful son,
And sent for a nurse that was near.
And she called him her own, her beautiful son,
And sent for a nurse that was near.

Away by the sea that was Red, so Red,
Little Moses the servant of God,
Before him subsided, the seas were divided
As upward he lifted his rod.
And the jews safely crossed, while Pharaoh's host
Was drownded in the waters and lost.
And the Jews safe;y crossed, while Pharaoh's host
Was drowned in the waters and lost.

Away on a mountain so high,
And the last one that he ever might see,*
To Israel victorious his hopes were most glorious,
He'd soon over Jordan be free.
And his spirit did cease, he departed in peace,
And rested in the heavens above.
When his spirit did cease, he departed in peace,
And rested in the heavens above.