Cool Water - Michael Martin Murphey

All day I’ve faced a barren waste

Without the taste of water cool water

Old Dan and I with throats burnt 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 water

But 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 burning sand with water

Oh Dan, can you see that big green tree

Where the water’s running free

And it’s waiting there

For you and me.

(water.)

--- Instrumental ---

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

Dan’s feet are sore he’s yearnin' for

Just one thing more than water cool water

Like me I guess he’d like to rest

Where there’s no quest of 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 burning sand with water.)

Oh Dan, can you see that big green tree

Where the water’s running free

And it’s waiting there

For you and me.

(cool clear water…)