When Joseph, Peace upon him, was carried into Egypt I noticed that his coat was torn He was hurtin' and neglected and that's not what he expected So he's comin' up from Babylon He was hurtin' and neglected and that's not what he expected So he's comin' up from Babylon When Moses, Peace upon him, was cast out on the water His people had to carry on He walked the straight and narrow 'til it took him Back to Pharaoh Now they're comin' up from Babylon He walked the straight and narrow and it took him Back to Pharaoh Now they're comin' up from Babylon And what're you gonna do - what're you gonna say When the angels come a-singin' HALL-LE-LU-I-AY Sisters and the Sons of Drums facin' the millennium Comin' up from Babylon I've been lookin' at the signs here in 1999 Seein' where the lines are drawn We've come to a decision and now we know our mission Is to get up outa Babylon We've come to a decision and now we know our mission Is to get up outa Babylon And what're you gonna do - what're you gonna say When the angels come a-singin' HALL-LE-LU-I-AY Sisters and the Sons of Drums facin' the millennium Comin' up from Babylon