Half a mile from the county fair and the rain came pouring down
Me and Billy standing there with a silver half-a-crown
Hands all full of fishing rod and the tackle on our back,
we just stood there getting wet with our backs against the fence

Oh, the water! Oh, the water! Oh, the water!
I hope it don't rain all day

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And it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like jelly roll,
and it stoned me
Yes, it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just going home,
and it stoned me

Then the rain let up and the sun came up and we were gettin' dry
Almost glad a pickup truck nearly passed us by
So we jumped right in and the driver grinned and he dropped us up the road
Then we looked at the swim and we jumped right in at the mansion fishing hole

Oh, the water! Oh, the water! Oh, the water!
Let it run all over me

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One the way back home we sang a song but our throats were gettin' dry
Then we saw the man from across the road with the sunshine in his eye
He lived all alone in his own little home with a great big gallon jar
There were bottles, too, one for me and you, and he said, "Hey, there you are!"

Oh, the water! Oh, the water! Oh, the water!
I get it myself from the mountain stream

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Stoned me just going home,
and it stoned me