to the tune of "Alexander Hamilton"

How does a Jewish, orphan, placed on the shore in a
basket, tasked with hiding his identity, essentially
in Pharaoh’s family, in secret,
Grow up to lead his people out of Egypt?

The Passover founding father without a father
Got a lot farther by following the God father
By daring to be a martyr
By being an ocean parter
At eighty-one, they made him the Covenant guarder.

And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted
Away across the sand, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
(This part is just the same, I thought this would be harder)

Then he saw a Jew maimed, and left an Egyptian slain,
Fled into the dessert to escape being detained
Before he saw a burning bush that set a fire in his brain
And so back home he came, to challenge Pharaoh’s reign

Well, the word got around, they said, “This Jew is insane, man”
Overwhelming Egypt, turning bounty to blood-stained sand
“Keep sending Egypt plagues until Pharaoh is in pain, and
The world’s gonna know your name. What’s your name, man?”

Moses of the Israelites
My name is Moses of the Israelites
And soon we’ll find ourselves the Promised Land,
Just you wait, just you wait...

(by Jacob Marx Rice)


haggadah Section: Songs
Source: Jacob Marx Rice