All day I've faced the barren waste
Without the taste of water, cool water

Old Dan and I with throats burned dry
And 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 , clear water

And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn
And carry on to water
Cool, clear water

The shadows sway and seem to say
Tonight we pray for water
Cool, clear water

And way up there He'll hear our prayer
And show us where there's water
Cool, clear water

Keep a-movin, Dan, dontcha listen to him, Dan
He's the devil, not a man
And he spreads the burning sand with water

Say Dan, can’t ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water's runnin' free
It's waiting there for you and me
And water
Cool, crispt water

Dan’s feet are sore
He’s yearning for
Just one thing more than water
Cool, clear water

Like me I guess
He’d like to rest
Where there’s no quest
For water
Cool, clear water
Come again, my friend
Find me some cool, clear water