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[Verse 1]
Back in 198A3, Sonny Terry said to Eme:
When I put the bottle Edown
My friends stopped comin' A'round
They were comin' for my Awhiskey
My malt liquor an' Ewine
Since I left it all Ebehind, water works Afine
[Chorus]
Water works Afine - pure an' Esweet
It's a natural Etreat - like a good woman's Alove
[Verse 2]
One crazy Anight we drank tequila like Ebeer
My recollection's unEclear -
Ya know I felt like Adyin'
My face in the mAirror
Scared the devil outa Eme
Made a blind man sEee - water works fAine
[Chorus]
Water works fAine - pure an' sEweet
It's a natural tEreat - like a good woman's lAove
Water works fAine - served up nEeat
Well, it's a natural tEreat - like a good woman's lAove
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
Hung-over, hungA-up
- drownin' in a cEup
I was feelin' kinda sEtrange -
'Bout ready for a cAhange
I was boozin' my mAind,
weavin' over the lEine
When I saw the road sign saEyin'
water works fAine
[Chorus]
Water works fAine
- so pure an' sEweet
It's a natural tEreat
- like a good woman's lAove
Water works fAine
- best cure for the Eheat
From your head to your fEeet
- Like a good woman's lAove
Water works fAine
- tastes pure an' sEweet
Every day of the wEeek
- like a good woman's lAove
Water works fAine
- well, it's a natural tEreat
Make me wanna dip my bEeak -
Like a good woman's lAove

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Water Works Fine

by Eric Bibb

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[Verse 1]

A E

Back in 1983, Sonny Terry said to me:

When I put the bottle down

My friends stopped comin' 'round

They were comin' for my whiskey

My malt liquor an' wine

E A

Since I left it all behind, water works fine

[Chorus]

A E

Water works fine - pure an' sweet

E A

It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love

[Verse 2]

A E

One crazy night we drank tequila like beer

My recollection's unclear -

Ya know I felt like dyin'

My face in the mirror

Scared the devil outa me

E A

Made a blind man see - water works fine

[Chorus]

A E

Water works fine - pure an' sweet

E A

It's a natural treat - like a good woman's love

A E

Water works fine - served up neat

E A

Well, it's a natural treat - like a good woman's love

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

Hung-over, hung-up

- drownin' in a cup

I was feelin' kinda strange -

'Bout ready for a change

I was boozin' my mind,

weavin' over the line

When I saw the road sign sayin'

water works fine

[Chorus]

Water works fine

- so pure an' sweet

It's a natural treat

- like a good woman's love

Water works fine

- best cure for the heat

From your head to your feet

- Like a good woman's love

Water works fine

- tastes pure an' sweet

Every day of the week

- like a good woman's love

Water works fine

- well, it's a natural treat

Make me wanna dip my beak -

Like a good woman's love

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