All day I've faced
The barren waste
With out the taste of water
Cool water
Ole 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-moving Dan
Don't you listen to him Dan
He's the devil, not a man
He spreads the burning sand
With water
Say Dan can't you see
That big green tree
Where the water's running free
It's waiting there for you and me
And water
Cool, clear 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