Pete Townshend
Water (Live at the Young Vic, London, 26th April 1971)
[Intro]
The foreman over there hates the gang
The poor people on the porch get it so rough
The truck driver drives like a devil
The policemen, they're acting so tough
They need water
Good, good water
We need water
And I'm sure there ain't one of us here
Who'd say no to somebody's daughter
Oh no, oh no, man

[Verse 1]
Foreman over there hates the gang
Poor peoplе on the porch get it so rough
Truck driver drivеs like a devil
Policemen acting so tough
We need water
Good, good water
We need water
And maybe somebody's daughter
Sampson seems sorta sweaty
The draftsmen, they smudged their work
Captain of a ship is swimming
Then just wore off a keen bank clerk
[Chorus]
We need water
Good, good water
We need water
And maybe somebody's daughter

[Post-Chorus]
Come on, gimme good water
Come on, gimme good water
Come on, gimme good water

[Verse 2]
Please don't refuse me, mister
I've seen your daughter at the oasis
And I'm beginning to blister
My Chevrolet just made steam
Your crop is laying fallow
My grass skirt's lost its green
I'm alive, but I don't know how

[Chorus]
We need water
Good, good water
We need water
And maybe somebody's daughter
[Bridge]
Gimme good water, ooh, baby
It's what I need

[Verse 3]
Indian Lake is burning
New York's skyline is hazy
The River Thames is turning dry
The whole world is a-blazing

[Chorus]
We need water
Good, good water
We need water
And maybe somebody's daughter

[Outro]
Come on, gimme what I need
Water, water, water, water, water, water
Water, water, water, water, water, water
Gimme water (Water)
Water (Water)
And I'm sure there ain't one of us here
Who'd say no to somebody's daughter (Oh, no)
Woah
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Yeah
Did you get that?