All day I face 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.
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't you see that big green tree where the waters runnin' free
and it's waiting there for me and you, clear water.
[or:
and it's waiting there for you and me and water, cool, clear water]
The nights are cool and I'm a fool, each stars 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...
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...
Dan's feet are sore he's yearning for just one thing more than water,
cool water.
Like me, I guess, he'd like to rest where there's no quest
for water, cool, clear water.
Version Joni Mitchell:
All day I faced the barren waste without a taste of water,
cool water.
Old Dan and I, our throats slate dry,
our spirits cry out for water,
cool, clear water.
Keep on movin' Dan, some devils had a plan
buried poison in the sand, don't drink it man
it's in the water, cool, clear water.
In my mind I see a big green tree and a river flowin' free
waitin' up ahead for you and me
cool, clear water.
The nights are cool and I'm a fool, each star is a pool of water,
cool water.
But come the dawn we carry on, we won't last long without water,
cool, clear water.
Keep on movin' Dan...
The shadows sway, they seem to say tonight we pray for water,
cool water.
And way up there if you care
please show us where there's good water
cool, clear water.