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Wade In The Water (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, NY / November 7, 1987)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sweet Honey In the Rock
Sweet Honey In the Rock
Performer
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Vocals
Evelyn Maria Harris
Evelyn Maria Harris
Vocals
Ysaye M. Barnwell
Ysaye M. Barnwell
Vocals
Aisha Kahlil
Aisha Kahlil
Vocals
Nitanju Bolade Casel
Nitanju Bolade Casel
Vocals
Shirley Childress Johnson
Shirley Childress Johnson
Vocals
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Rathe
Steve Rathe
Recording Engineer
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Producer
David Glasser
David Glasser
Recording Engineer
Victor Giordano
Victor Giordano
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Garth Michaels
Garth Michaels
Assistant Recording Engineer
Frank Grande
Frank Grande
Assistant Recording Engineer
Art Steele
Art Steele
Recording Engineer
Bob Dwelley
Bob Dwelley
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 2]
Wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
My God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 3]
Oh, see those people how they're dressed in white
(God's gonna trouble the water)
He gonna trouble the water
[Verse 4]
You know they look a children of the Israelites
(God's gonna trouble the water)
Yeah, yeah, he's gonna trouble the water
Come on and wade
Come on, wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
My God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 5]
Well see those children dressed in black
(God's gonna trouble the water)
Well, well, well
Well, you now they've come along way
And they ain't turning back
(God's gonna trouble the water)
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh, why don'y you?
[Verse 6]
Look like I've gotta wade
I've got to wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 7]
Well, you see the children up in blue
You know that God's gonna trouble the water
Oh, you know it looks like my people they're comin' through
You now that God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 8]
Come on and wade
Come on, wade in the water
Wade in the chilly water
Wade, wade in the water
'Cause my God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 9]
See them children dressed in red
God's gonna trouble the water
Well, it must be the children that Moses led
God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 10]
Look like I've gotta wade in the water
(I've got to) wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
'Cause God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 11]
You know some say Peter and some say Paul
God's gonna trouble the water
But there ain't but the one God made us all
God's gonna trouble the water
[Verse 12]
Oh, wade in the water
(Oh, wade in the water)
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
'Cause my God's gonna trouble the water
You know my God's gonna trouble the water
Yes, my God's gonna trouble the water
Written by: Sweet Honey In the Rock

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