Dirty Water - 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