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Artist: Pete Townshend
Canonical path: /pete-townshend/dirty-water
Related lyric paths: 6
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Dirty Water
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Dirty Water
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Six string
When you tune up the top,And you feel all the crap
And you rustle a little musk,For don't ya make a fuss
It's dirty water,Swiming in the dirty water
Swimming in the water,
And it's all gona clear up someday
Leave a little time, won't ya drink a little wine
And in the meantime
Play with the Grecian Hawaiian five in the water
Let's roll in the water,swiming in the water
It's all gona clear up someday
Dirty water
Dirty water
Dirty water
Dirty water
Swimming in the water and it's gonna clear up
Swimming in the water and it's gonna clear up someday
Dirty water
Dirty water
Swimming in the dirty water
Dirty water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water and it's all gonna be clean someday
Mother and daughter met, met me in the sand
Mother and daughter took, took me by the hand
In the water
Dirty water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water it's gonna be clean someday
Muddy water
Swim in dirty water
Swim in dirty water
Dirty dirty water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
And it's all gona clear up someday
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