Who’s that yonder dressed in green
Let my people go
With black and white and red between
Let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in green
Black and white and red between
Go tell it on the mountain
Let Palestine be free!
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
Let Palestine be free!
Let my people go
With black and white and red between
Let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in green
Black and white and red between
Go tell it on the mountain
Let Palestine be free!
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
Let Palestine be free!
Contributed by Tony Smith - 2025/9/10 - 22:02
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Dressed in green with black and white and red between
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
This refrain has been a song of liberation for American slaves as well as a hit for Peter Paul and Mary in their heyday. The verses of the song which is related to ‘Go Down Moses’ make Biblical references, especially to Old Testament characters and so has some appeal among Jewish people as their forebears were in bondage in Pharaoh’s land.
Let my people go
Must be the children of the Israelite
Let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in white
Must be the children of the Israelite
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in red?
Let my people go
Must be the people that Moses led
Let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in red
Must be the people that Moses le
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in black
Let my people go
Must the hypocrites turning back
Let my people go
Who’s that yonder dressed in black
Must be the hypocrites turning back
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To let my people go
Now in these troubled times we should add another verse. By demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza, many Israelis are showing that they sympathise with the demands of protestors from around the world. Updating the lyrics of such a powerful song should not be seen as parody or purloining but as homage. The new verse describes the colours of the ‘Watermelon’ flag of Palestine seen flying at demonstrations. The lyrics might go: