Chorus
Wade in the water
Wade in the water children now
Wade in the water
God's gonna trouble the water

See those men all dressed in red
God's gonna trouble the water
They look like the children that Moses led
God's gonna trouble the water

See those men all dressed in white
God's gonna trouble the water
It looks like the men of the Israelites
God's gonna trouble the water

If you get there before I do
God's gonna trouble the water
Tell all my friends I'm comin' too
God's gonna trouble the water

I stepped in the water and the water was cold
God's gonna trouble the water
It chilled my body but not my soul
God's gonna trouble the water