WADE IN THE WATER
traditional
this version, from "Folk Songs of North America," by Alan Lomax, © 1960

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

'Member one thing an' it's certainly sho'
Wade in the water
Judgment's comin' and I don' know,
Wade in the water.
(Chorus)

Up on the mountain, Jehovah, he spoke, wade…
Out of his mouth came fire and smoke, wade…

I heard a rumblin' up in the sky…
Must a-been Jesus passin' by…

Down in the valley, down on my knees…
Askin' my Lawd to save me, please…

You can hinder me here, you can hinder me there…
But the Lawd in Heaven will hear my prayer…

The enemy's great, but my Captain's strong…
I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long…

I tell you once and I tell you twice…
My soul's been anchored in Jesus Christ…

You may baptize Peter and baptize Paul…
But the Lord-God-er-mighty gonna baptize um all…

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and john…
Tell me where my Saviour gone?…

My Lawd spoke in a 'ponstrous voice…
Shook the world to its very jois'…

Rung through Heaven and down in Hell…
My dungeon shook and my chains, they fell….