(Smokey Mountain Boys)
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 ya listen to him Dan
He's a devil of 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?
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 ya listen to him Dan
He's a devil of 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?
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
Don't ya listen to him Dan
He's a devil of 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?
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
Keep a-movin' Dan
Don't ya listen to him Dan
He's a devil of 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?
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