Roles - Narrator, Moses, Pharaoh, Egyptians, Chorus

Narrator: A burning bush - and it began.

As God told Moses, "Here's my plan."

But Moses was a simple man.

He said,

Moses: I just don't think I can.

Chorus: POOR MOSES!

Narrator: God wouldn't hear the answer, "No."

And said, "With Aaron you will go.

To lead my people from Pharaoh.

Tell him that your God said so."

So Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh,

Moses: Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: And Pharaoh

shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Narrator: A big mistake! He didn't know

That God would deal a mighty blow.

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Egyptians to the Pharaoh said:

Egyptians: Their God has turned our water red.

No more fish.  They are all dead.

Where's some water we can drink?

We cannot stand this bloody stink!

Chorus: P.U.!

Narrator: Then Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh.

Moses: Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: And Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Frogs were Pharaoh's next

nightmare.  He cried,

Pharaoh: They're hopping everywhere!

Tell God to send the frogs away,

Then you can go without delay.

They're in my oven, in my bed.

I think a frog jumped on my head.

Narrator: So Moses prayed, and

the frogs were dead.

Then Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh.

Moses: Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: And Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Egyptians cried,

Egyptians: Oh no, now gnats,

Covering cows and dogs and cats,

Covering us from head to toe,

Please, Pharaoh let those people go.

Narrator: Then Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh,

Moses: Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: And Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: God spread the ground

with nasty flies,

But Pharaoh answered

only lies.

Pharaoh: I'll let your people

leave this place.

Just get these flies

out of my face.

Narrator: When Moses said,

Moses: It's done! We'll go.

Narrator: Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Soon animals began to die.  Egyptians pleaded,

Egyptians: Hear our cry!

Pharaoh, Pharaoh, WHY, WHY, WHY?

Narrator: But Pharaoh still

would not comply.

Then Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh,

Moses: Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Choruse: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Egyptians moaned and cried in dread.

To see their skin turn purply red

And nasty boils begin to spread.

But Pharaoh was an old hardhead!

When Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh,

Moses: "Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: God continued the campaign

With hail and thunder, mighty rain.

There'd never been a worse event.

It looked like Pharaoh might relent.

When Moses spoke to mean Pharaoh,

Moses: Our God says, 'Let my people go!'

Narrator: Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Now God sent down

a new command.

And Moses, with his

outstreched hand,

Sent hungry locusts

throughout the land.

Said Pharaoh,

Pharaoh: This I cannot stand.

Leave Egypt now as you

have planned.

Narrator: But when the people packed to go,

Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: Then Egypt had three days of night

While Israelites enjoyed God's light.

So Pharaoh, tired

of the fight, said

Pharaoh: Wives and children

all can go. You cannot take

your livestock though.

Narrator: He really didn't mean it, so

He soon was shouting,

Pharaoh: NO, NO, NO!

Chorus: A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE! A PLAGUE!

Narrator: God, through Moses, said,

"Beware!

This plague is bad

beyond compare.

Death to every first-born son

From royal born to poorest one."

"But sons of Israel, I will spare.

So listen now, you must prepare."

And as God struck this final blow,

Pharaoh shouted,

Pharaoh: GO, GO, GO!


haggadah Section: -- Exodus Story