Louis Jordan — Bone Dry

Oh, there isn't any water There isn't any water There isn't any water in the well Oh, the ground is mighty dry Not a cloud up in the sky There ain't no water in the well Bone dry, bone dry Everything at home is bone dry Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Everything at home is bone dry Take a bucket down the road, take a bucket down the road A bucket down the road, little Nell Go ahead, my little daughter Try to steal the neighbor's water 'Cause there ain't no water in the well Bone dry, bone dry Everything at home is bone dry Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Everything at home is bone dry Oh, there ain't no use in tryin', there ain't no use in tryin' There ain't no use in tryin', little Nell There ain't no use in tryin' I hear the neighbors cryin' 'Cause there ain't no water in the well Bone dry, bone dry Everything at home is bone dry Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Everything at home is dry as a bone (Bone dry) [Instrumental Break] We better start a-prayin', we better start a-prayin' We better start a-prayin', little Nell Oh, we better start a-prayin' for the Lord to start a-rainin' There ain't no water in the well Bone dry, bone dry Everything at home is bone dry Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Dry as a bone (Bone dry) Everything at home is bone dry Bone, bone dry Bone, bone dry Everything at home is bone, bone dry