Young Moses

Young Moses - Josh Ritter

Lay down young Moses child

Your wandering star a while

Hang your heart on a quiet soul and

Stay a while in the house of gold

Each room has many mansions;

Each mansion many rooms

You'll sleep on sheets of silver;

You'll eat on plates of moon

I will take up white linen

I will a-rove and go

I do not need your mansions;

I will live in a house of soul

Bring me my Florida Water

Set me my serpent free

Hang ye no stars above me;

I am bound for expidy

And all the love they're gonna give me

(All the love all the love all the love)

They're gonna be my family now;

Y'all can keep your thrones

I've been upon the mountain

I've been to the end of the line

I've pierced the fiery curtain

And the only face I touched was mine

I'll burn me through Ohio

I'll find the Appleseed

Who lives on lightning bugs;

His mouth aglow when he begins to preach

I'll burn me through the handle

I'll drink the cactus truths;

Appear to peyoteros

Hills the color of conquer root

I got my heavy work in

I hung your capstone too

I'm the king of the milk maids honey;

Say my name you know it's true

I got my heavy work in

I like my lightning sweet

I've been a beast of burden;

That is to say I am a beast