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PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Performer
John Mayall
John Mayall
Vocals
Buddy Whittington
Buddy Whittington
Acoustic Guitar
Tom Canning
Tom Canning
Organ
Joe Yuele
Joe Yuele
Drums
Hank van Sickle
Hank van Sickle
Bass Guitar
Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Julie Miller
Julie Miller
Composer
Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Mayall
John Mayall
Co-Producer
David Z
David Z
Producer
George Marino
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Bill Cooper
Bill Cooper
Engineer

Lyrics

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
Written by: Buddy Miller, Julie Miller
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