Song Description
Story of Harriet Tubman who was called the Moses of her people. A slave herself, she escaped to the Northern states and then risked her life as a conductor on the underground railway.
| Song Length |
3:04 |
Genre |
Folk - Bluegrass, Country - Bluegrass |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Lyrics
THE LIBERTY EXPRESS by Dennis Goodwin - copyright 2007
The word was out, that Tubman girl
Was headed down the track,
With the North Star in her eyes
And the devil at her back,
She knew just where to hit the steam
And when to slow down
She raced across the hills and
Glided through the towns.
She led slaves through the alleys
Up the hills and down the valleys,
How she made it through
Was anybody's guess,
She was in the angel's favor,
Never been one any braver,
Than Miss Moses at the throttle
Of The Liberty Express.
For ten long years, she led the way
To freedom from the chains,
With a bounty on her head
And a fever in her brain,
She knew where sympathizers lived
And every slavers' shack
She knew she couldn't rest
With the hunters as her back
She led slaves through the alleys
Up the hills and down the valleys,
How she made it through
Was anybody's guess,
She was in the angel's favor,
Never been one any braver,
Than Miss Moses at the throttle
Of The Liberty Express.
Repeat first verse