Lyrics:
The water is blood, all did shout
Frogs were jumping in and out
Bugs were crawling everywhere
Rrr, wild animals were a scare
Then came Dever by and by
All the farm animals died
Sh’chin, boils and pimples too
On the Mitzrim, not the Jews
Chorus:
Ten Makos, Makos ten
The Mitzrim were punished
Again and again
Borod was fire and hail
In Mitzrayim a loud wail
Grasshoppers flying quick
Then the darkness very thick
Makas B’choros was the last
Paroh ran to Moshe fast
He was afraid to die, so…
He said, "let those Jews all go!"
I thought it was locusts flying and eating all the food not grasshoppers
A simple search over the internet returns the following statement.
It’s worth noting that the terms “locust” and “grasshopper” are often used interchangeably, but technically, all locusts are grasshoppers, but not all grasshoppers are locusts. The distinction between the two lies in their behavior, with locusts exhibiting swarming behavior under certain environmental conditions.
It is also worth noting.
1. This song was written in the late 1970s early 1980s long before fact-checking was a thing.
2. it is also a children's song, and the differences are not that important to highlight.