A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can
support a boat or overturn it.

The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can
support a boat or overturn it.

Still waters run no mills.

Still waters run no mills.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
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I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
When qualified aright.