Verse
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Back in 1983, Sonny Terry said to me:
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When I put the bottle down
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My friends stopped comin' 'round
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They were comin' for my whiskey
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My malt liquor an' wine
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Since I left it all behind, water works fine
[Chorus]
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Water works fine - pure an' sweet
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It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
[Verse 2]
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One crazy night we drank tequila like beer
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My recollection's unclear -
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Ya know I felt like dyin'
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My face in the mirror
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Scared the devil outa me
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Made a blind man see - water works fine
[Chorus]
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Water works fine - pure an' sweet
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It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
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Water works fine - served up neat
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Well, it's a natural treat - like a good woman's love
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
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Hung-over, hung-up
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- drownin' in a cup
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I was feelin' kinda strange -
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'Bout ready for a change
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I was boozin' my mind,
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weavin' over the line
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When I saw the road sign sayin'
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water works fine
[Chorus]
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Water works fine
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- so pure an' sweet
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It's a natural treat
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- like a good woman's love
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Water works fine
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- best cure for the heat
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From your head to your feet
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- Like a good woman's love
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Water works fine
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- tastes pure an' sweet
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Every day of the week
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- like a good woman's love
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Water works fine
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- well, it's a natural treat
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Make me wanna dip my beak -
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Like a good woman's love