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Dirty Water

Dirty Water lyrics by John Mayall. Well, I don't need you hangin' round my door Trying to drag me back down to the shore And I ain't gonna drink your dirty...

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Dirty Water

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Well, I don't need you hangin' round my door

Trying 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've got a lie underneath your tongue, where it can't be seen

And you wanna put the truth on a guillotine

But you might as well put out a fire with gasoline

Well, you can serve dirty water up, from a golden cup

You can try to lock up the truth, but the door won't shut

'Cause the truth just comes 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 a 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

And I ain't gonna drink that dirty water no more

Dirty water, now what's that for

Dirty water, I ain't drinkin' no more

I ain't drinkin no more

Ain't drinkin' no more

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