Lyrics:

(first release, live version minneapolis, december 22, 1961traditional, arranged by bob dylan)


Wade in the water

Wade in the water, children

Wade in the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water.


Well, who are these children all dressed in red?

God's a-gonna trouble the water

Must-a-be the children that moses lead

God's a-gonna trouble the water.


Wade in the water

Wade in the water, children

Wade in the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water.


Well out of the mountain come fire an' smoke

God's a-gonna trouble the water

Jehovah nobody be he could've spoke

God's a-gonna trouble the water.


Wade in the water

Wade in the water, children

Wade in the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water.


Well, I'm walkin' down the highway an' the water's gettin' low

God's a-gonna trouble the water.

Walkin' down the highway, nowhere to go

God's a-gonna trouble the water.


But it's wade in the water

Wade in the water, children

Wade in the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water

God's a-gonna trouble the water.

God's a-gonna trouble the water.