Wade in the Water Songtext
von The Staple Singers

Wade in the water, oh
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
(Well) He′s gonna trouble the water
(Well, well) He's gonna trouble the water

Wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
He′s gonna trouble the water (oh, yes)
He's gonna trouble the water

See that host all dressed in red?
(He's gonna trouble the water)
Must be the children that Moses led
(Oh, he′s gonna trouble the water)
If you don′t believe I've been redeemed
(Well, he′s gonna trouble the water)
Tag on and follow me down by the Jordan stream
(He's gonna trouble the water)


Wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water (yeah)
He′s gonna trouble the water
(Don't you know?) He′s gonna trouble the water
Oh, yeah, the wade in the water
Oh, wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
He's gonna trouble the water
(Well, well) He's gonna trouble the water

See that host all dressed in white?
(He′s gonna trouble the water)
It looks like the children of the Israelites
(He′s gonna trouble the water) yeah
I looked over yonder, what did I see?
(Oh, he's gonna trouble the water)
A band of angels comin′ for me
(Well, he's gonna trouble the water)

Why don′t you wade in the water?
(Go down and) wade in the water, children (don't you know to)
Wade in the water
He′s gonna trouble the water
(Don't you know?) He's gonna trouble the water
(Well, well, well) He′s gonna trouble the water