Ezekiel Saw the Wheel

"Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" is a folk song. It has been recorded by such artists as Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson, John Lee Hooker, the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Tillers, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Charioteers and Gold City. The song recounts the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel's divine vision, at the start of the eponymous book.

Lyrics

Ezekiel saw da wheel;

Way up in the middle of the air.

Now Ezekiel saw da wheel in a wheel;

Way in the middle of the air.

Chorus

And the big wheel run by Faith, good Lordy;

And the little wheel run by the Grace of God;

In the wheel in the wheel in the wheel good Lord;

Way in the middle of the air.

Who's that yonder dressed in white?

Way in the middle of the air.

It must be the children of the Israelites:

Way in the middle of the air.

Chorus

And the big wheel run by Faith, good Lordy;

And the little wheel run by the Grace of God;

In the wheel in the wheel in the wheel good Lord;

Way in the middle of the air.

Who's that yonder dressed in red?

Way in the middle of the air.

It must be the children that Moses led:

Way in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel saw the wheel;

Way up in the middle of the air.

Now Ezekiel saw the wheel in a wheel;

Way in the middle of the air.

Who's that yonder dressed in black?

Way in the middle of the air.

It must be the children runnin' back:

Way in the middle of the air.

Chorus

And the big wheel run by Faith, good Lordy;

And the little wheel run by the Grace of God;

In the wheel in the wheel in the wheel good Lord;

Way in the middle of the air,

Way in the middle of the air.

See also

• Dem Bones is another metrical paraphrase of Ezekiel.
• For a description of the biblical passage, see Merkabah.
• The Martian Chronicles, whose chapter, "Way in the Middle of the Air" takes its title from this song.

External links

• Words and midi music