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Mavis Staples
Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson
Wade In The Water

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Wade In The Water

Release date: 1996

From Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson

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About This Track

"Wade In The Water" is a track by Mavis Staples, from the album Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson, released 1996. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Wade In The Water

[Chorus:]

Wade in the water

Wade in the water

Children wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water

Who's that young girl dressed in red

Wade in the water

Must be the children that Moses left

And God's gonna trouble the water

[Chorus:]

Who's that young girl dressed in white

Wade in the water

Must be the children of Israeli

God's gonna trouble the water

[Chorus:]

Who's that young girl dressed in blue

Wade in the water

Must be children coming true

And God's gonna trouble the water

[Chorus:]

If you don't believe I did begin to wade in the water

Just see the Holy Ghost looking for me

God's gonna trouble the water

[Chorus:]

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From Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson

1996

Album

Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson

Release year

1996

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Mavis Staples — Sometime

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Mavis Staples — If All I Was Was Black

Mavis Staples — Peaceful Dream

Mavis Staples — Little Bit

Mavis Staples — Build A Bridge

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Mavis Staples — Ain't No Doubt About It

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Mavis Staples — Let Me Out

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Live Wire
One More Change (ALA.Ni Remix)

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Credits

Credited: John Snyder, Lucky Peterson