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Wade in de Water
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Wade in de water,
Wade in de water, children,
Wade in de water,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
See dat band all dress'd in white,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
De Leader looks like de Israelite,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
Wade in de water,
Wade in de water, children,
Wade in de water,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
See dat band all dress'd in red,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water
It looks like de band dat Moses led.
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
Wade in de water,
Wade in de water, children,
Wade in de water,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
Wade in de water, children,
Wade in de water,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
See dat band all dress'd in white,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
De Leader looks like de Israelite,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
Wade in de water,
Wade in de water, children,
Wade in de water,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
See dat band all dress'd in red,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water
It looks like de band dat Moses led.
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
Wade in de water,
Wade in de water, children,
Wade in de water,
God's a-goin' to trouble de water.
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