(G)Away by the (D7)waters so (G)blue, the ladies were (D7)winding their (G)way,
And (G)Pharaoh's little daughter stepped down to the water to (G)bathe in the (D7)cool of the (G)day.
And before it was(D7) dark, she (G)looked in the (C)ark and (G)found a sweet (D7)infant was    (G) there.
And before it was(D7) dark, she (G)looked in the (C)ark and (G)found a sweet (D7)infant was    (G) there.

Away by the river so clear, she carried that beautiful child
To his tender mother, his sister and brother and Moses looked happy and smiled.
And she called him her own, a beautiful son and sent for a nurse that was near.
And she called him her own, a 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 hymns subsided, the seas were divided, as upward he lifted his rod.
And the Jews safely crossed, while Pharaoh's host was drowned in the waters and lost.
And the Jews safely 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
When 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.