[Title: Let the Water Run Clear] [Verse 1] Yellow buckets on the road before the morning light Five miles for water, five miles back at night Children knew the river, and the fever in its flow Too many broken promises where the old pumps used to go But a dream rose out of Nassau, and Haitian hands took hold Rotary and HANWASH with a vision brave and bold Not a handout, not a moment, not a gift that disappears It’s a system built to serve for years and years [Chorus] Let the water run clear through Ayiti — proud Haiti From cloud to mountain, from mountain to sea No more walking to the river, bring the river home A sovereign nation rising with a future of its own Oh-oh-oh, let the clear water run Oh-oh-oh, the future has begun [Verse 2] Ferrier is waking to the turning of the wheel Cavaillon and Pignon making hope real Meters, pipes, and training, every ledger open wide Local leaders at the table, dignity and pride A mother keeps the record, an operator turns the key Clean water in the morning for the whole community Not a promise left to rust beneath the Haitian sun But a living, working system when the work is done [Bridge] For Barry’s vision, for the children, for tomorrow’s rising tide DINEPA at the table, Rotary side by side When the pipes need mending, trained hands know what to do Clean water, strong systems, Haiti coming through Dlo pwòp pou lavi — clean water for life Men anpil, chay pa lou — we carry it together [Final Chorus] Let the water run clear through Ayiti — proud Haiti From cloud to mountain, from mountain to sea No more walking to the river, bring the river home A sovereign nation rising with a future of its own Oh-oh-oh, let the clear water run Oh-oh-oh, Haiti’s future has begun [Outro] No more walking the dusty road The river is home Haiti flows
