My transcription from the recording on Spotify.


WELL, WELL, WELL
Written by Bob Dylan & Danny O'Keefe
As sung by P. P. Arnold on Steve Howe's album "Portraits of Bob Dylan" (2010)

The man who stole the water will swim forevermore,
But he'll never reach the land on the golden shore.
That faint white light will haunt his heart
Till it's only a memory lost in the dark.

Dig a hole in the ground all the way down to hell
Till there ain't no more water in the well, well, well.
When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell,
Dig a little deeper in the well, well, well.

The water used to run so clear and so fresh.
Now poison creeps through it that withers the flesh.
The man sells us back our water like we're fish on his line,
Trying to turn our blood into his wine.

Dig a hole in the ground all the way down to hell
Till there ain't no more water in the well, well, well.
When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell,
Dig a little deeper in the well, well, well.

Well, well, well

Take care of your body like you take care of your soul.
Take care you don't dig yourself into a hole.
Till you've paid the price, you don't know the worth
Of the air and the water, the fire and the earth.

Dig a hole in the ground all the way down to hell
Till there ain't no more water in the well, well, well.
When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell,
Dig a little deeper in the well, well, well.

well, well, well

The man who stole the water will swim forevermore.
But he'll never reach the land on that golden shore.
When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell,
Dig a little deeper in the well, well, well.

Well, well, well


[Also recorded by
Joyce Andersen on "The Great Sad River"
Joe Brown on "Down to Earth," "Live in Germany" and "The Very Best of Joe Brown"
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama on "There Will Be a Light" and "Live at the Apollo" (DVD)
David Lindley & Wally Ingram on "Live In Europe"
Maria Muldaur (w/Mavis Staples) on "Fanning the Flames" and "30 Years Of Maria Muldaur: I'm A Woman"
Danny O'Keefe on "Runnin' from the Devil"
Bonnie Raitt & Ben Harper on "Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends"
Pat Wictor on "Sunset Waltz"

Several other people have written songs called WELL, WELL, WELL.]