I got Shoes, You Got Shoes
All God's Children Got Shoes
When I get To Heaven, Gonna Put on My Shoes
Gonna Walk, All Over God's Heaven
We probably know that only the barest of necessities were given to the slaves by the slave master. Just barely something to cover themselves. They didn't have a robe or shoes. Certainly the slave singer was not happy about that, but the singer saw past the present reality into God's future. Seeing God's future transformed the present moment of frustration into a moment of celebration.