Baptism - Antonio Resende

The moon The stars Your voice Open your eyes

The summer breeze Made ripples on the pond And rattled through the reeds And the willow trees beyond Daddy in his good hat And Mamma in her sunday dress Watched with pride as I stood there In the water up to my chest And the preacher spoke About the cleansing blood As I sank my toes Into that cool East Texas mud Then it was down with the old man Up with the new Raised to walk in The ways of light and truth I didn't see no angels Just a few saints on the shore But I felt like a new born baby Cradled up in the arms of the Lord Amazing grace Oh, how sweet the sound There was glory in the air There was dinner on the ground And my sins which were many Were washed away and gone Along with a buffalo nickel I forgot to leave at home That semed like such a small Small price to pay For the blessed peace of mind That came to me that day It was down with the old man Up with the new Raised to walk in The way of light and truth I didn't see no angels Just a few saints on the shore But I felt like a new born baby Cradled up in the arms of the Lord This road is long and dusty Sometimes a soul it must be cleansed And I long to feel that water Rushing over me again I didn't see no angels Just a few saints on the shore But I felt like a new born baby Cradled up in the arms of the Lord I felt like a new born baby Cradled up in the arms of the Lord

Well, it's freezin' The first day of the season Yeah, when it comes to retrievin', ol' Duke's on his game A john boat, a couple of mo-jo's Shoot, they gonna know That we don't play A swampin' feelin', some duck blind heelin' Highball callin' them ol' green heads back home Keep your heads bowed It's gonna get real loud When that 12-gauge choir sings out a holy song Well, somebody say Amen, let's give 'em A blackwater baptism (Blackwater baptism, baptism) Mmm, a little foul play, on a Mississippi fly away Yeah, that's the way we're raised, thank God No sky bustin', I can hear 'em comin' Boys, we 'bout to dust 'em They comin' in hot A swampin' feelin', some duck blind heelin' Highball callin' them ol' green heads back home Keep your heads bowed It's gonna get real loud When that 12-gauge choir sings out a holy song Well, somebody say Amen, let's give 'em A blackwater baptism Drop your chin They comin' in Here we go again Somebody say when A swampin' feelin', some duck blind heelin' Highball callin' them ol' green heads back home Keep your heads bowed It's gonna get real loud When that 12-gauge choir sings out a holy song Well, somebody say Amen, let's give 'em Well, somebody say Amen, let's give 'em A blackwater baptism Yeah, a blackwater baptism They comin' in Somebody say when Yeah, a blackwater baptism

Let's get the party started And, lady, do your tricks Let's get the joint a-jumping The boys need their kicks (Hahahahahaha) We're gonna shock the nation And make 'em flip their lids You know you need a vacation Ooh, bring along a bottle and enjoy the trip I said, ride, ride, ride Up all night Ride It'll blow your mind Baptism by fire Go with them rolling tires Baptism by fire You snap a burning wire Play your hand Come on, and make a stand, hey You hear her clap of thunder Or feel her lightning spike You get your pistons firing It's Lady Fortune's night Ride, ride, ride Up all night Ride It'll blow your mind Baptism by fire Now with them rollin' tires Baptism by fire You feel the burnin' wire Baptism by fire Shooting high and shooting higher Yeah, yeah, yeah Play your hand Come on, and play your hand And let me show you how, yeah Come on, and make a stand It'll blow your mind Baptism by fire Sweet, sweet desire Baptism by fire You got the burnin' wire Baptism by fire Shooting high and shooting higher Yeah, yeah, yeah