Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
The song was originally written by Bob Nolan in 1936, and first recorded by the Sons of the Pioneers in 1941. This is a cover of Nolan’s original song by Marty Robbins. It is about the narrator and his mule, Dan, as they travel across a bleak desert in search of water but only finding mirages. The s...
[Verse 1]
All day I've faced a 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
[Verse 2]
The nights are cool and I'm a fool
Each star's a pool of water
Cool water
And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn
And carry on to water
Cool, clear water
[Chorus]
Keep a-movin, Dan, dontcha listen to him, Dan
He's a devil, not a man
And he spreads the burning sand with water
Dan, can ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water's runnin' free
And it's waiting there for you and me?
Water
Cool, clear water
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Keep a-movin, Dan, dontcha listen to him, Dan
He's a devil, not a man
And he spreads the burning sand with water
Dan, can ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water's runnin' free
And it's waitin' there for you and me?
Water
Cool, clear water
Cool, clear water