WADE IN THE WATER
traditional, additional verses by Paul Ashton ©1968

Chorus:
Wade in the water, wade in the water, children
Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water!

Who are those children there dressed in red?
God's gonna trouble the waters.
Must be the children that Moses led
God's gonna trouble the waters.

…white / Must be the people getting ready for the fight

…blue / Must be the people gonna see this through

…black / Must be the hypocrites turning back

(next 2 verses below are by Paul Ashton)

He spoke and divided the sea in two / God's gonna….
Allowing all his people to pass on through / God's gonna..

He spoke and the water flowed back again…
And drowned the oppressors pursuing them…

The enemy's great but my Captain's strong…
I'm marchin' to the City and the road ain't long…

(note that some of these verses are also used in "Go Tell It On the Mountain")
source: Rise Up Singing songbook