Over eight pounds a gallon
And a can will take five
And they’re hauling water to stay alive
And it isn’t thought proper
For the men or boys
But the girls and women, they have no choice
Before the sun comes up
They’re on that muddy track
Five miles to water and five miles back
So: a fifty pound child
And her forty pound load
on her bare feet walking a lonely road
Could be soldiers waiting,
Or men with guns,
Who could have their way while water runs
CHORUS
When they’re filling their Gerries
Where their animals go
They can carry home more than they know
‘cause it might be muddy
And sometimes it smells
But when baby’s thirsty there’s nowhere else
CHORUS
L.A., London,
New York or Rome
You got hot and cold running right in your home
Yeah, and all the while
In these other worlds
There’s a system running on little girls
CHORUS
(last) Daughters of one same mother
White or brown or black
Five miles to water and five miles back
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