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When Israel was in Egypt's land
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Suffering, suffering, suffering
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Oppressed so hard they could not stand
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The more things change a the more they remain the same
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Suffering, suffering, suffering
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And God said, go down Moses
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Way down in Egypt's tend
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We say pharaoh but you know them name
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Tell old pharaoh, this is just a lyrical game
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Let my people go
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Big up all South African freedom fighters
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Because a me philosophy, them would a kill me
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Look how me right and yet them wrong me
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And if them have the power
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Then me know them woulda hang me
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But that nah stop me from talk reality
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Chorus:
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'Cause I will be the voice, I will be the pen
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I will be the Moses weh come back again
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And if it cost me me wealth, cost me me fame
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I will wear the next X behind my name
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'Cause big speech mouth sweet big promises a make
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And all now mi no see weh poor people a get
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A pure blood and tears and whole heap of sweat
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And that cause sufferation and a whole heap of death
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How could you be sifting there, telling me that you care
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Promise people good things and by the Bible you swear
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Now is the time to make you speech
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because the right time come
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An you a go on like you dumb or them cut out you tongue
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Me haffi talk even if you brand me
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You look how me right and yet you want wrong me
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And if them have the power
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Then me know them woulda hang me
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But that nah stop me from talk reality
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I will be the voice, I will be the pen
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I will be the Moses weh come back again
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And if it cost me me wealth, cost me me fame
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I will wear the next X behind my name
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Go down Moses
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Way down in Egypt's land
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Tell old pharaoh
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Let my people go
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Gwann go do it, by any means necessary
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Equality and justice free from prejudice
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True love from above, a that we fi practice
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It kind of hard but we still optimistic
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Help the children of Israel, right out of Egypt
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This task is very
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Extraordinary
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But we haffi use any means necessary
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Long time we a hush a full time we speak up
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'Cause f-r-e-e-d-o-m is a must
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Chorus
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A put me life on the line for things me believe in
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Knowing the truth cause offense but me know a no sin
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Confident in the victory over evil will win
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So people smile and stop the crying
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Them try to destroy every prophet that Massa God send
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But God is so good that him send more again
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With diplomatic attitude and strategic trend
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Come fi help another Daniel out of the lion den
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A me philosophy, them woulda kill
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A put the captive case in front of the Almighty God
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An him say, Son don't run, you cannot be coward
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Moses was protected because him have a rod
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Now we use a chapter a day run the devil away method
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Go down Moses
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Way down in Egypt's land
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Tell old pharaoh
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Let my people go
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Because a me philosophy, them would a kill me
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Look how me right and yet them wrong me
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And if them have the power
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Then me know them woulda hang me
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But that nah stop me from talk reality
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Chorus
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This is a warning to all pharaoh
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All false leader, all the downpressor
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Them have the whole world under severe pressure
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And them don't love people, them only love more power
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But your days are numbered, Massa God nah sleep
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And if you follow we through the red sea
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then you must get defeat
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You have strength for the coward, and you frighten the weak
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But a God give we the word and we must have to speak
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Go down Moses
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Way down in Egypt's land
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Tell old pharaoh
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Let my people go
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Warning, warning, warning
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Tell you this morning, I tell this evening
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Take warning
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Let my people go, my people go
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The Voice & The Pen
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Tony Rebel |