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Dip Your Finger In The Water
Gospel Song
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
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RECORDING INFO: Dip Your Fingers In The Water
OTHER NAMES: "Dip Your Finger In The Water" "Dip His Fingers In The Water"
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NOTES: "Dip Your Fingers In The Water" is a spiritual from the Golden Gate Quartet.
Dip Your Finger In The Water: Heavenly Gospel Singers
"Poor Man Lazrus," Jester Hairston--attributed as an African-American spiritual, and had the repeating line:
"Dip your finger in the water,
Come and cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame."
Poor man Lazrus, Sick and disabled,
Dip your finger in the water...etc.
He had to eat crumbs from the rich man's table,
Dip your finger in the water...etc.
Rich man Dives, he lived so well,
Dip your...etc.
And when he died, he went straight to hell,
Dip your...etc.
Josh White (Sr.) did a wonderful bluesy version of "Dip His Fingers in the Water".
Poor Man Lazrus
Poor man Lazrus sick and disabled,
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
He had to eat crumbs from the rich man's table.
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Chorus
I'm tormented in the flame,
I'm tormented in the flame.
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Rich man Divies he lived so well,
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
And when he died he went straight to hell,
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Chorus
I love to shout, I love to sing
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
I love to praise my heav'nly King
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
I'm tormented in the flame,
I'm tormented in the flame.
Coda - Soprano
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue
Dip your finger in the water, come and cool my tongue,
Dip your finger in the water, come and cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Coda - Alto
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Come and cool my tongue
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Coda - Tenor
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented, come and, cool my tongue
Finger in the water, come and cool my tongue
Dip your finger in the water, come and, cool my tongue,
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
Coda - Bass
Dip your finger in the water, come and cool my tongue
Come and cool my tongue,
Dip your finger in the water, come and cool my tongue
Dip your finger in the water, come and cool my tongue
'Cause I'm tormented in the flame.
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