Dirty Water Songtext
von John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Well I don′t need you hangin' round my door
Tryin′ to drag me back down to the shore
And I ain't gonna drink your dirty water no more
Well I got wet from my head down to my legs
And I drank dirty water down to the dregs
But I won't do it again I don′t care who begs

Dirty water - now what′s that for
Dirty water - I ain't drinkin′ no more
I ain't drinkin′ no more


You got a lie underneath your tongue where it
Can't be seen
And you want to put the truth on guillotine
But you might as well put out a fire with gasoline
Well you can serve dirty water from a golden cup

You can try to lock up the truth but the door won′t shut
'Cause the truth just keeps comin' out like blood from a cut

Dirty water - now what′s that for
Dirty water - I ain′t drinkin' no more
I ain′t drinkin' no more

You can try to sweeten dirty water up with grenadine
But I can still read you just like a magazine
And I ain′t gonna drink no more till the water runs clean

Dirty water - now what's that for
Dirty water - I ain′t drinkin' no more
I ain't drinkin′ no more


Baby you got the kind of love that I can′t afford
And I don't have a taste for what′s in that glass you poured
Now I ain't gonna drink that dirty water no more