Holy Moses asleep in his basket Encountered a question, he couldn't ask it And nor could he answer in baby sighs and baby cries At least he heard no doubt, at least he heard no lies Holy Moses Holy Moses afloat on the river Swaddled in big ideals, surrounded in water Too big for his tiny hands and tiny heart But in his eyes the size of all he would later part Somebody told him, "Here's a thing you cannot do" He did it anyway just to prove it was not true Holy Moses, Holy Moses Holy Moses, is it any wonder That somebody raised upon secrets and undertows Would know all the ways to reveal what is hidden And would be the one who conveys all that's forbidden? And yet somebody told him, "Here's a thing you cannot do" He did it anyway just to prove it was not true Holy Moses, Holy Moses Somebody told him, "Here's a thing you cannot do" He did it anyway just to prove it was not true Holy Moses...