“You Never Miss the Water till the Well Runs Dry”
Description
The singer remembers mother's lessons about economy: "Waste not, want not is the maxim I would teach... Do not let your chances like sunbeams pass you by, For you never miss the water...." Now married, he teaches his children the same lesson
Recordings
- Claude Sweet & Roy Davidson, "You'll Never Miss the Water" (Acme 1165, n.d.)
References
- Spaeth-ReadWeep, pp. 125-126, "You Never Miss the Water till the Well Runs Dry" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, WASTENOT
- Roud #5457
- BI, SRW125