Water, water All day I face the barren waste Without a taste of water, cool water Old Ben and I with throats burned dry Souls that cry for water, cool, clear water Keep a-movin' Ben, don't you listen to him, Dan He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads a-burnin' sand with water Old Ben, can't you see that big green tree Where the water's runnin' free, and it's waiting there for you and me Nights are cool and I'm a fool, he starts 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' Ben, don't you listen to him, Dan He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads a-burnin' sand with water Old Ben, can't you see that big green tree Where the water's runnin' 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 you'll hear our prayer And show us where there's water, cool, clear water Keep a-movin' Ben, don't you listen to him, Dan He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads a-burnin' sand with water Old Ben, can't you see that big green tree Where the water's runnin' free, and it's waiting there for you and me Ben'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 for water, cool, clear water