He Turned the Water Into Wine

Album: At San Quentin (1969)
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  • Thank you very much
    We'd like to hit one serious note for you
    Even if that note is out of tune
    We'd like to hit a serious note, right now

    June and I went to the land of Israel in the month of May last year
    With a tape recorder
    We took it with us
    And there are some things in this world
    That everyone wants to see or hear at one time or anther in their life
    And especially for you fellas, I think it's
    We feel real good that we can bring back sounds of the people and the places
    I know a lot of you are just like I was
    They were always dear to you, the stories and the songs about Israel
    We went to Nazareth, Thank you
    We went to Nazareth, and went to the Sea of Galilee to Tiberius
    We went to Jerusalem, the way of the cross, went to the wailing wall
    All these sounds are on the album for you to hear
    And we hope that you'll enjoy some of it
    I'd like to tell you, a real happening in this album
    We went into the little town of town of Kayna
    Just over the hills from Nazareth
    And there's a church that sits over the sis-turn where the water came from
    That Christ turned to wine where the first miracle was performed
    We went into the church, saw the sis-turns
    You could hear the sounds of the water in there
    Hear the Echo
    I was so impressed when I came out of the church, if I ever had an inspiration
    And I had one then
    From seeing what I had just seen and heard
    And I said under my breath "He turned the water, into wine of all things"
    On the way to Tiberius, in the car
    In the next few minutes, I wrote this song

    He turned the water into wine he turned the water into wine
    In the little Canaan town the word went all around that
    He turned the water into wine

    Well he walked upon the Sea of Galilee
    He walked upon the Sea of Galilee
    Shouted far and wide he calmed the raging tide and
    Walked upon the Sea of Galilee

    He turned the water into wine he did my lord now
    He turned the water into wine
    In the little Canaan town, the word went all around that
    He turned the water into wine

    He fed the hungry multitude (didn't he brother)
    He fed the hungry multitude
    With a little bit of fish and bread
    They said every one was fed (5000)
    He fed the hungry multitude

    He turned the water into wine
    (Didn't a carpenter from Nazareth)
    He turned the water into wine
    In the little Canaan town, the word went all around that
    He turned the water into wine
    He turned the water into wine Writer/s: Johnny R. Cash
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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