Wade in the water Komposition und Text: Traditional Wade in the water, wade in the water, children, wade in the water, God’s gonna to trouble the water. See that band all dressed in white, God’s gonna to trouble the water. The leader looks like the Israelite, God’s gonna to trouble the water. Wade in the water, wade in the water, children, wade in the water, God’s gonna to trouble the water. See that band all dressed in red, God’s gonna to trouble the water It looks like the band that Moses led, God’s gonna to trouble the water. Wade in the water, wade in the water, children, wade in the water, God’s gonna to trouble the water.