Half a mile from the county fair
And the rain keep pourin' down
Me and Billy standin'
there
With a silver half a crown
Hands are full of a fishin' rod
And the tackle on
our backs
We just stood there gettin' wet
With our backs against the fence
Oh, the
water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Hope it don't rain all
day
Chorus:
And it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like Jelly Roll
And
it stoned me
And it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like goin' home
And it stoned
me
Then the rain let up and the sun came up
And we were gettin' dry
Almost let
a pick-up truck nearly pass us by
So we jumped right in and the driver grinned
And he
dropped us up the road
We looked at the swim and we jumped right in
Not to mention fishing
poles
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Let it run all over
me
Chorus
On the way back home we sang a song
But our throats were
getting dry
Then we saw the man from across the road
With the sunshine in his
eyes
Well he lived all alone in his own little home
With a great big gallon jar
There
were bottles too, one for me and you
And he said Hey! There you are
Oh, the
water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Get it myself from the mountain
stream
