A From the fountains in the mountains E A comes the water running cool and clear and blue. A And it comes down from the hills E A and it goes down to the towns and passes through. D When it gets down to the cities, A then the water turns into a dirty gray. A It's poisoned and polluted E A by the people as it goes along its way. D Don't go near the water children, A see the fish all dead upon the shore. D Don't go near the water, A E A cause the water isn't water any-more. I took my boy fishin' to my old favorite fishin' hole. I had caught many a fish out of that deep, clear water, From the time I was a boy like him. After we'd fished a few minutes, he said: "Did you get a bite yet daddy?" I said: "I think I got a nibble son." "Me too", he said. Then he said: "Daddy if we catch a fish can we eat it?" I said: "Well there was a time son. This water's bad now and I might not be safe to eat the fish, but there was a time." A There was a time the air was clean E A and you could see forever cross the plains. A The wind was sweet as honey E A and no one had ever heard of acid rain. D We're torturin' the earth A and pourin' every kind of evil in the sea. A We violated nature E A and our children have to pay the penal-ty. D Don't go near the water children, A see the fish all dead upon the shore. D Don't go near the water, A E A cause the water isn't water any-more. D Don't go near the water children, A see the fish all dead upon the shore. D Don't go near the water, A E A cause the water isn't water any-more.