1. When Israel was in Egypt's land:
Let my people go,
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let My people go.
Chorus: Go down, Moses,
Way down in Egypt land,
Tell ole Pharaoh,
Let my people go.
2. Thus saith the Lord, bold Moses said, Let my people go;
If not I'll smite your first-born dead,
Let my people go
3. No more shall they in bondage toil,
Let my people go ;
Let them come out with Egypt's spoil, Let my people go.
4. When Israel out of Egypt came,
Let my people go;
And left the proud oppressive land,
Let my people go.
O,
5. 'twas a dark and dismal night,
Let my people go;
When Moses led the Israelites,
Let my people go.
6. 'Twas good old Moses and Aaron, too,
Let my people go;
'Twas they that led the armies through,
Let my people go.
7. The Lord told Moses what to do,
Let my people go;
To lead the children of Israel through,
Let my people go.
8. O come along Moses, you'll not get lost,
Let my people go;
Stretch out your rod and come across,
Let my people go.
9.As Israel stood by the water side,
Let my people go;
At the command of God it did divide,
Let my people go.
10. When they bad reached the other shore, Let my people go;
They sang a song of triumph o'er,
Let my people go.
11. Pharaoh said he would go across,
Let my people go;
But Pharaoh and his host were lost,
Let my people go.
12. O, Moses, the cloud shall cleave the way,
Let my people go;
A Fire by night, a shade by day,
Let my people go.
13. You'll not get lost in the wilderness, let my people go;
With a lighted candle in your breast,
Let my people go.
17. O let us all from bondage flee,
Let my people go;
And let us all in Christ be free,
Let my people go.
19. This world's a wilderness of woe,
Let my people go;
O, let us on to Canaan go,
Let my people go.
20. What a beautiful morning that will be, Let my people go;
When time breaks up in eternity,
Let my people go.
23. O, take your shoes from off your feet, Let my people go;
And walk into the golden street,
Let my people go.
Although long, the book I pulled from contains even more verses.
Understandably, being a song on the plantations, it could continue to on for long periods of time.
The book ‘The story of the Jubilee Singers : with their songs‘ pg142-143 (published 1880) has the best collection of all variants that I could find with 25 verses.
Here are those extra verses not included in the recording.
14. Jordan shall stand up like a wall,
Let my people go;
And the walls of Jericho shall fall,
Let my people go.
15. Your foes shall not before you stand,
Let my people go;
And you'll possess fair Canaan's land,
Let my people go.
16. 'Twas just about in harvest time,
Let my people go;
When Joshua led his host divine,
Let my people go.
18. We need not always weep and moan,
Let my people go;
And wear these slavery chains forlorn,
Let my people go.
21. O, bretheren, bretheren, you'd Better be engaged,
Let my people go;
For the devil he's out on a big rampage, Let my people go.
22. The Devil he thought he had me fast,
Let my people go;
But I thought I'd break his chains at last,
Let my people go.
24. I'll tell you what I likes the best,
Let my people go;
It is the shouting Methodist,
Let my people go.
25. I do believe without a doubt,
Let my people go;
That a Christian has the right to shout, Let my people go.