Hank Williams - Cool Water Lyrics






All day I've faced the barren waste
With out the taste of water... cool, water.
Ole Dan and I, with throats burned dry,
and souls that cry
for water... cool, clear water.

The nights are cool and I'm a fool.
Each star's a pool of water... cool, clear water.
And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn
and carry on
to water... cool, clear water.

The shadows sway and seem to say
Tonight we pray for water.... cool, clear water
And way up there He'll hear our prayer
and show us where
there's water... cool, clear water.

Keep a-movin' Dan. Don't you listen to him Dan.
He's the devil, not a man.
He spreads the burnin' sand with water.
Say Dan can't you see that big green tree,
where the water's runnin' free.
It's waiting there for you and me
and water.... cool, clear water.

Dan's feet are sore he's yearnin' for
Just one thing more than water.... cool, clear water.
Like me I guess he'd like to rest
where there's no quest
for water... cool, clear water.





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  1. H.... K....

    It could be said that Hank Williams covered this song but no one can cover Hank Williams

  2. N.... K....

    Increase playback speed by x1.25 sounds a little bit better in my opinion.

  3. B.... ....

    Anyone here from Rango?

  4. g.... B....

    I always bump this in the summer time in PHX Az

  5. L.... C....

    Un chingon with respect 👏👏👏

  6. K.... B....

    All day I've faced the barren waste
    With out the taste of water... cool, water.
    Ole Dan and I, with throats burned dry,
    and souls that cry
    for water... cool, clear water.

    The nights are cool and I'm a fool.
    Each star's a pool of water... cool, clear water.
    And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn
    and carry on
    to water... cool, clear water.

    The shadows sway and seem to say
    Tonight we pray for water.... cool, clear water
    And way up there He'll hear our prayer
    and show us where
    there's water... cool, clear water.

    Keep a-movin' Dan. Don't you listen to him Dan.
    He's the devil, not a man.
    He spreads the burnin' sand with water.
    Say Dan can't you see that big green tree,
    where the water's runnin' free.
    It's waiting there for you and me
    and water.... cool, clear water.

    Dan's feet are sore he's yearnin' for
    Just one thing more than water.... cool, clear water.
    Like me I guess he'd like to rest
    where there's no quest
    for water... cool, clear water.

  7. c.... a....

    That cool clear water taste better than liquor after a 12 hour shift of hard labor..Like Gods nectar.

  8. G.... a....

    The true voice of a cowboy

  9. a.... ....

    The greatest Country artist of all time, bar none

  10. B.... B....

    Without doubt the best of a kind

  11. m.... e....

    Wish these old tunes would make a come back. I remember when I was a boy, my gram used to listen to this old stuff. Old hank, George Jones, earl scruggs, Lester flatt...all of em bring back memories

  12. D.... C....

    Play at 1.25 speed for the ballad of Buster Scruggs version

  13. n.... ....

    This is soul music, to me.

  14. B.... M....

    TBoBS brought me here

  15. k.... ....

    When you realize hank is interpreting the lyrics as spiritual metaphor you realize how very powerful and profound this song is. Hank sr alone with an acoustic and his soul was like a flash of sunlight reflected off gold.

  16. S.... ....

    Dont ya listen to him Dan ...

  17. J.... R....

    Hank Williams and Marty Robbins are the greatest of all time

  18. G.... W....

    I swear I will never understand how so much talent and inspiration could come from such a troubled young man. I have the utmost respect for this man and to this day I listen to his music in awe.

  19. E.... A....

    Rango!!!

  20. J.... S....

    I've heard many many versions of this Bob Nolan song that he originally wrote as a poem when he was a high school student in Tucson, Arizona. Bob later turned it into a song for the Sons of the Pioneers to sing. BUT! Hank put something into this song that sits it apart from all other versions. Wow!

  21. A.... ....

    spirit of west

  22. H.... V....

    0:26 he looks a bit like Joseph Goebbels. Awesome song👍🏻

  23. �.... j....

    Rip,the best.

  24. B.... G....

    American music
    Be proud and grateful for it. Its ours

  25. G.... J....

    Glenn Johnson WOW!Undubbed.How fantastic is this.Been trying to find this version for years.A million thanks for this upload.

  26. w.... c....

    Rango anyone?

  27. S.... W....

    I cry EVERY TIME I hear this, this man transcends time, now my grandkids listen to old Hank.

  28. e.... a....

    I am dancing to this in my wednesday ritual

  29. C.... M....

    By Davidoff

  30. K.... P....

    Juice ramsey

    K.... P....

    The devil himself catches most all of the worlds teardrops...that alone speaks volumes of Us ......right???.?....?

  31. M.... O....

    Cool, clear, water

  32. G.... R....

    Slaps-slaps-slaps-slaps-PUNCHES 😂😂😂

  33. J.... C....

    Hank had his beautiful voice and no one can have one just like his

  34. A.... I....

    When people talk of the "old legends" I always hear name droppers say "Willie, Merle, Waylon, and Coe". Hank beats the shit out of all of them. He wrote over 2000 songs but died so young. When he covered a song, he made it his. I wish Hank got more recognition for his covering and songwriting ability than just being another "old legend". Hank was a musical genius before his time if you actually look into the unreleased material...not just lost highway, long gone lonesome blues, and setting the woods on fire. His unreleased material that he wrote himself beats the brakes off the so called "legends" today. Cash is the only one who comes close. Although, Coe is an amazing songwriter too

    A.... I....

    Dylan at his best channeled hank too.

  35. W.... M....

    I love this. I wasn’t even a thought when he was around, neither were my parents, but I enjoy this music way more than what my friends listen to (shitty rap music). I’m only 14

  36. N.... K....

    Sounds better if you put the play back speed up to 1.25

    N.... K....

    I like it slow, makes me thirstier for
    Cool, clear, water

  37. C.... W....

    Way better voice than the Netflix clown folks

  38. W.... R....

    👍☺

  39. D.... M....

    Beautiful song, and I hate country

  40. R.... B....

    Blue Moon had been popular then! The great song's memories live on!

  41. k.... s....

    I became the fan of 20th century's songs with it.

  42. D.... ....

    Still really hard to beieve he was basically a "youth" here, maybe 27? An old hurting soul temporarily occupying a scrawny fragile body.

  43. J.... C....

    another great singer Sadly no longer with us RIP......

  44. t.... w....

    Buster Scruggs......

  45. K.... S....

    I sing this when I’m in gym class

  46. B.... B....

    Hank Williams brought me here although Rango is cute!

  47. N.... B....

    rango!!

    N.... B....

    Yup I remember the movie rango. Good flick. I'm part of the tin star boyz. New country music out of Californyee. That's neither here nor there. So you like you enjoy good music thata a sign of a man. Check out my movie business too. How are you? Life good? With thismusic how could it not be. Am I right? Listen here....let !e tell you so!ethin. I love you let's link

  48. S.... L....

    Hank is so pure and unadulterated here. Just an acoustic and his voice, and may I add, a beautiful spirit behind it too!

  49. B.... H....

    The years of growing up playing his guitar with Rufus Payne, paid off; he can sure make that Martin guitar talk.

  50. A.... M....

    RIP Hank Williams Sr

  51. H.... K....

    With due respect to Bob Nolan ,Buster Scruggs and Rango this is the best

  52. t.... ....

    Awesome

  53. D.... N....

    This version of this song ain't about water...

    D.... N....

    Bulls eye... sr takes a simple story and takes it into the world of Blake and Milton.... this is artistic interpretation aimed at spiritual metaphor and allegory. Sorry if I’m making this artsy crap, but sr knew what he was doing here. He was the hillbilly frost who understand scripture and symbolic poetry much deeper then most I think realize.

  54. S.... J....

    Marty Robins brought me here

  55. J.... B....

    Recognize the hat? Buster?

  56. T.... P....

    Nice family pictures of Hank and his missus. Hope they had a lot of nice years....

  57. T.... W....

    Like that alot.

  58. D.... K....

    BUSTER SCRUGGS

  59. 0.... C....

    👍🏻🍺

  60. H.... S....

    El único comentario en español?

  61. H.... K....

    The Master how good was he , how many musicians did he influences and I love the fact that Williams is a welsh name

  62. t.... g....

    Hank Williams I’ll never get tired of he’s singing

  63. R.... R....

    All (C)day I've faced the (G7)barren waste with(C)out the taste of (G7)water..... cool (C)water Ole (F)Dan and I with (G7)throats burned dry and (C)souls that (F)cry for (C)water.... (G7)cool, clear (C)water The nights are cool and (G7)I'm a fool Each (C)star's a pool of (G7)water.... cool, clear (C)water And (F)with the dawn I'll (G7)wake and yawn and (C)carry (F)on to (C)water.... (G7)cool, clear (C)water The shadows sway and (G7)seem to say to(C)night we pray for (G7)water.... cool, clear (C)water And (F)way up there He'll (G7)hear our prayer and (C)show us (F)where there's (C)water.... (G7)cool, clear (C)water Keep a movin' Dan don't you (G7)listen to him Dan He's the (C)devil, not a man he (G7)spreads the burnin' sand with (C)water Say (F)Dan can't you see that (G7)big green tree where the (F)water's runnin' free, it's (G7)waiting there for you and (C)me And (G7)water.... cool, clear (C)water Dan's feet are sore he's (G7)yearnin' for Just (C)one thing more than (G7)water.... cool, clear (C)water Like (F)me I guess he'd (G7)like to rest Where (C)there's no (F)quest for (C)water.... (G7)cool, clear (C)water

    R.... R....

    god bless u

    R.... R....

    What is the strumming patter

    R.... R....

    Josselin Carrillo Mercado you can clearly hear it in the video

    R.... R....

    What is it with the "C", "F" and "G7" ?

    R.... R....

    @Nathaniel Lumban Gaol guitar chords my guy

  64. H.... P....

    Hank looks like buster scruggs omg

  65. [.... ....

    came here from a fallout rp but rango is still a good movie so go and watch it

  66. D.... ....

    Do you need a count? Nahhsirr

  67. K.... F....

    This song makes me thirsty

  68. S.... ....

    Thumbs up if *Mac And Me 2* brought you here.

  69. C.... G....

    Buster Scruggs does this song the best

    C.... G....

    Hank looks like buster scruggs

    C.... G....

    I agree Buster sings it with a more bluegrass sound

    C.... G....

    It took 70 years for that to happen

    C.... G....

    Its good but ill go with Hanks version

  70. E.... ....

    Very good.

  71. Y.... B....

    love the descriptive song even when he got off old dan and went into the whiskey bar

  72. A.... F....

    Buster Scruggs brought me here

    A.... F....

    Hank looks like buster scruggs!! Oh my god

  73. T.... F....

    I aint got but the one bullet left

  74. C.... ....

    Ballad of buster Scruggs brought me here.

  75. B.... K....

    Buddy fucking Scruggs!!!

  76. f.... ....

    Buster Scruggs brought me here

  77. J.... C....

    2018 friend speak Spanic and English

  78. I.... ....

    Buster scruggs anyone

  79. A.... W....

    just reminds me of buster scruggs on netflix 😂😂

  80. F.... ....

    Excellent.
    Played my Dad's record over and over, even without really understanding every word, yet the emotions expressed in the song were not lost to me.
    Great tune, lovely lyrics, haunting and pure rendition. 👍

  81. P.... P....

    Buster scrugs

  82. G.... C....

    Ballad of Buster Scruggs! 🎸 🤠 🐴
    Didn’t know Hank Williams covered this song.
    Love it even more now!!

    btw your views are about to go up lol. Featured in another great film!

    G.... C....

    This was in RANGO

    G.... C....

    @Monsieur Bleu PenBuster looks like Hank--and dressed like him --Coen Bros obviously did it on purpose

    G.... C....

    @1972RB26Datsun Sure sounds like Hank to me

    G.... C....

    Ain't got no kin

    G.... C....

    @Bunty McCunty Marty Robbins is the man. Domt.get me.wromg though I like me.aome hank too, but marty had the voice of an angel

  83. S.... L....

    Been singing this all day as I look out my window and watch my well bring drilled!

  84. s.... ....

    The time of deliverance comes, children!

    Hallelujah!

    (Gold star to anyone who gets the reference)

    s.... ....

    Their will be non of that civil disobedience in my town

    s.... ....

    Now i want a urine sample from everybody in here and get me a late

    s.... ....

    But dont mix up the 2

  85. M.... M....

    Wow! This is the first time I've ever heard Hank sing this. I am speachless. I love discovering a new song from one of my heros. Thank you so much.Peace~

  86. P.... a....

    You can just imagine this song being played as the nuclear bomb drops....

    P.... a....

    Fallout 5 playlist needs this song

  87. K.... K....

    The song does sound like the movie Rango

    K.... K....

    Yes, it is

  88. R.... H....

    He's the best

  89. R.... H....

    Just hurts me so to hear these songs he never knew just how great he really was or the impact he had on so many lives.

  90. S.... S....

    Rango brought me too....

  91. A.... M....

    Mr. Rango

  92. L.... N....

    Fuck dango

  93. J.... T....

    This should be played in those drought places in Australia.

  94. T.... R....

    respest mon idol

  95. s.... b....

    MY DADDY SANG THIS ON THE PORCH EVERYNITE WHILE NEIGHBORS AND FIREFLIES WOULD GATHER ROUND.

  96. H.... K....

    Williams is a Welsh names and I'd like to think his DNA gave him his singing ability

    H.... K....

    My welsh DNA doesn't give me spelling ability , names was meant to be name