wading in the water
wading in the water children
wading in the water
god’s gonna trouble the water
this don’t make no sense at all
how’s god gonna trouble the water
is he gonna make it glow
or perhaps he’ll just make it swirl
i don’t understand this at all
only thing i know for sure
is the water is cold
and they expect me to believe
that being baptized is something more
than being cold and wet
lord knows that child
ain’t got the sense
she was born with
look at her
swishing this way
and that way
like her hips are gonna
bring the tips
like oscar‘s waitress
‘cept her’s
are bringing nothing but whiplash
to that poor old man over there
and that young man ain’t leaving his perch
at least not until things calm down
i’m telling you that skirt
looks more like a shirt
and those earrings
got nothing but walmart bling
i’ve lived here all my life
and can’t recall such a sight
and gramma
have you every seen such a sight
no child…
not since you were young
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