The Carter Family recorded “Little Moses” in February 14, 1929, their third session for Victor. Sara Carter learned this “religious ballad” from an older relative, Myrtle Bayes and the song was collected in 1905 under the title “Moses in the Bulrushes” in Ballads and Songs Collected by the Missouri Folklore Society. For the original recording, Maybelle tuned her guitar down a whole tone so Sara could sing and play the autoharp in Bb while Maybelle fingered the guitar in C. This setting in G suits my voice better. It was recorded by The Carter Family, The New Lost City Ramblers, John McCutcheon, Ralph Stanley, Joan Baez and others. The Carter Family recording is included in The Anthology of American Folk Music.