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Wade in the Water

The spiritual, for 2 to 4 singers: the chorus, two verses and the chorus between and after. In the verses the soprano calls and the others answer "God's a-going to trouble the water", while the bass keeps the groove underneath on "doom, ba-doom".

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Soprano, C4 to F5
Alto, Ab3 to Ab4
Tenor, F3 to C4
Bass, F2 to Eb3

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The first verse

Words: traditional spiritual (published 1901)Tune: traditional spiritual (published 1901)

Wade in the water, Wade in the water, children,Wade in the water,God's agoing to trouble the water.

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