Dead are the dahlias
Dead are the daisies
Dead are the dandelions
Gone is the pond
Gone is the garden
The fountain, the green, the blue gold

Dust and drought have settled down here
Dust and drought have settled down
(x2)

The dry leaves fell from the trees
The dry trees wept and died out
Daily dawns another desiccated day
On the dunes and on the dales

Dust and drought have settled down here
Dust and drought have settled down
(x2)

Dust and drought (x4)

The dry leaves fell from the trees
The dry trees wept and died out
The drought eroded our fiber
Corroded us to the core

Dust and drought have settled down here
(Dust and drought have settled down)
Dust and drought have settled down
(Dust and drought have settled down)
Dust and drought have settled down here
(Dust and drought have settled down)
Dust and drought have settled down