All day I′ve faced a barren waste

Without the taste of water, cool water

Old Dan and I with throats burned dryAnd souls that cry for water

Cool, clear water

The nights are cool and I'm a fool

Each star′s a pool of water, cool water

And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn

And carry on to water

Cool, clear water

Keep a-movin', Dan, don′t you listen to him, Dan

He′s a devil, not a man

And he spreads the burnin' sand with water

Dan, can you see that big, green tree?

Where the water′s runnin' free

And it′s waitin' there for you and me?

Water, cool, clear water

The shadows sway and seem to say

"Tonight we pray for water, cool water"

And way up there He′ll hear our prayer

And show us where there's water

Cool, clear water

Keep a-movin', Dan, don′t you listen to him, Dan

He′s a devil, not a man

And he spreads the burnin' sand with water

Dan, can you see that big, green tree?

Where the water′s runnin' free

And it′s waitin' there for you and me?

Water, cool, clear water

Cool, clear water