Music

Moses On The Mountain

bodhran and bass drum - jackie moran
fiddle - anne harris
vocal - robbie fulks

The story of Moses and Aaron journeying with the Israelites to Sinai is fateful, exposing the irreconcilability of Judaism with idol-worship. Just one more thing for which partisans of civilization have the Jews to thank. Thanks, Jews! Also this Bible story is good because the simple single-minded old country dude emerges the exalted hero over his opportunistic, brainy, city-slicker brother. Nice try, Jews!

Lyrics

From out of Egypt did they run
Through the wilderness they did go
Till unto God they had come
Aaron in the valley, oh
Moses on the mountain

One weak, one strong of heart
Together they fought the old Pharaoah
But at Sinai they did part
Aaron in the valley, oh
Moses on the mountain

Twas there with fire and trumpet sound
God appeared to the multitude
And for the law, he’d send down
One and one alone would do
Moses on the mountain

So up the mountain Moses climbed
Six hundred thousand stood below
And who shall receive the sign
Aaron in the valley, or
Moses on the mountain?

Then up spoke Aaron to the crowd,
“Gather me up your rings of gold
And before the idol we shall bow”
Aaron in the valley, oh
Moses on the mountain

Now who from the righteous path has strayed
The shepherd plain or the priest below?
And who this calf of gold has made
Aaron in the valley or
Moses on the mountain

“From the fire it came,” Aaron lied
For the calf his hand engraved
His sinful deeds he denied
While above his brother did pray
Moses on the mountain

“Forgive the sins of Israel
Forgive them, Lord, or take my soul
And from your book our names expel
Aaron in the valley, oh
Moses on the mountain"

Then down stepped Moses from the peak
With two tablets carved in stone
And in the crowd, no one could speak
For like a fire that shepherd shone:
Moses on the mountain

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