Written by bob welch.         Let me retell   A story of old   About a man named moses   Who lived long ago   He prophicied good   He prophicied bad   And now that prophecy's   Coming to pass      Let all your sons, and your daughters   Of the golden calf   Lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   Lay it all down, for paradise here on earth      A whole lot of people, including myself   Thought the story of moses was just a tall tale   But all of the things that we see going on   Are just what moses set down      Let all your sons, and your daughters   Of the golden-yeah   Lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   Lay it all down, for paradise here on earth      Let me retell   A story I know   About a man named moses   Who lived long ago   He prophicied good   He prophicied bad   And now that prophecy's   Coming to pass      Let all your sons, and your daughters   Of the golden-yeah   Lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   Lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   Lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   I just can't imagine a reason for sorrow   Just can't imagine the hurt   You've got to lay it down   You've got to lay it down   You've got to lay it down   You've got to lay it down   I said lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   Lay down your burden of sorrow   There's just no reason to hurt   You've got to lay down your burden of sorrow   Lay down your burden of hurt   I said   Lay it all down, for paradise here on earth