Don't go near the water, children
See the fish all dead upon the shore
Don't go near the water
Cause the water isn't water anymore
From the fountains in the mountains
Comes the water running cool and clear and blue
And it comes down from the hills
And it goes down to the towns and passes through
When it gets down to the cities
Then the water turns into a dirty gray
Cause it's poisoned and polluted
By the people as it goes along its way
Don't go near the water, children
See the fish all dead upon the shore
Don't go near the water
Cause the water isn't water anymore
I was sitting on the bank of the lake at home
Fishing with my little boy
I said, "Have you got a bite yet, son?"
He said, "No, sir, have you, daddy?"
I said, "I believe I got a nibble"
He said, "Daddy, if we catch a fish
Can we cook them and eat them?"
I said, "Maybe we'd better not, son
They say that it may not be safe
To eat a fish from this water anymore"
Don't go near the water, children
See the fish all dead upon the shore
Don't go near the water
Cause the water isn't water anymore
Don't go near the water, children
See the fish all dead upon the shore
Don't go near the water
Cause the water isn't water anymore
Don't go near the water, children
See the fish all dead upon the shore
Don't go near the water
Cause the water isn't water anymore