Joe's second Offering (excuse me) of verses for Wade in the Water remind me of another Georgia Sea Island Singers song, "Free Grace." Here's the way we sing it:


(G)Mary and Martha (G)just gone along,
(D)Mary and Martha Just gone a-(G)long,
(G)Mary and Martha (C)just gone along(C)
To (G)ring them [D]chimin' (G)bells (a-cryin')
--chorus--
(G)Free grace, I'm (G)dyin', Lord,
(Free grace) Free [D]grace, I'm dyin', (G)Lord.
(Free grace) Free grace, I'm (C) dyin', Lord,
To (G)ring them [D]chimin' (G)bells.

The preacher and the teacher just gone along (3 times)
To ring them chimin' bells(a-cryin)

Way over Jordan roll (3 times, etc.)

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (3 times)

(The words in parentheses are lines for bass voices)

I think that's about it. Additional verses could be made up to fit the occasion, of course. I don't know if it's in the digitrad, or not.
--seed