She Waded in the Water

DESCRIPTION: "She waded in the water and she got her feet all wet (x3), But she didn't get her (clap, clap) wet. Yet." "Glory, glory... But she didn't get her (clap, clap) wet." And so on, through knees, thighs... until "She finally got her bathing suit wet."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1988 (Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook)
KEYWORDS: clothes humorous derivative campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, p. 209, "She Waded in the Water" (1 text, tune referenced)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 168, 389, 497, "She Waded in the Water:" (notes only)
Roud #36131
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "John Brown's Body" (tune) and references there
File: ACSF168S

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