All Songs Summary Performances Live Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Summary Performances Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Don't Drink the WaterThere's blood in the waterComposerMatthews (1998)Also Known AsDrop DEvolved From:Leave Me PrayingAlbum:Before These Crowded StreetsReleasesStudio Albums: 2Box Sets: 5Compilations: 5Singles: 2Band Promotionals: 2Live Albums: 12DMBlive Series: 3Warehouse Releases: 4Bonus Discs: 2V/A Compilations - Promotional: 1Covers and Tributes: 4Live Trax Series: 26nugs.net Releases: 2V/A Compilations - Retail: 2V/A Compilations - Radio Promos: 2Song HistoryThis famous single was produced in the Studio Sessions for "Before These Crowded Streets" from an effort to entirely rework the raw song, "Leave Me Praying." The result was a politically charged song that became the first single from the new album. From the debuting tour of Spring '98 to the Summer of 99, it was the most frequently played song on every tour including Dave and Tim. In the Spring of 2002, it highlighted as one of the top openers for the tour.Studio personnel:Tim Reynolds - electric guitar/mandolinBéla Fleck - banjoAlanis Morissette - vocals 04.18.98 live debut 1,010 Known Plays over 29 years 15 Days Since last fully played (07.29.26) 112:28:23 total song time Stats By Show Artist ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total ShowsDave Matthews Band4/18/19987/29/20267:3779578.7%44.3%Dave Matthews7/1/19987/26/20265:46757.4%27.3%Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds1/19/19995/23/20266:5613813.7%60.8%Dave Matthews & Friends12/13/200312/13/20035:5310.1%4.5%Dave Matthews & Carlos Varela11/13/201611/13/2016—10.1%50.0% Plays By Year Slot Count By Year Song Length Over Time Slots and Types Opener166 (16.4%)Set 2 Opener7 (0.7%)Midset733 (72.6%)Closer36 (3.6%)Encore66 (6.5%)2nd Encore2 (0.2%)false start1Longest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation112:503/23/2005Brisbane, QLD, AUS212:3010/5/2004Madison, WI312:007/8/2006Boston, MA411:4711/5/2022Portland, OR511:439/21/2021Wantagh, NY611:238/11/2006West Palm Beach, FL711:126/1/2018Burgettstown, PA811:115/22/1999Philadelphia, PA911:103/20/2005St Kilda, VIC, AUS1011:086/18/2005Hartford, CTShortest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation13:565/19/1998Burbank, CA24:054/28/1998New York, NY34:053/10/2026New York, NY44:281/28/2004Shoreline, WA54:533/11/2012West Hollywood, CATop Segues #Song Count1» Seek Up72» Everyday43» Typical Situation34» You & Me35» Dreamgirl26» Shake Me Like a Monkey27» Warehouse28» Digging a Ditch29» So Damn Lucky210» Heartbeat Intro211» All Along the Watchtower212» Long Black Veil113» Hopeful Heresy114» Sugar Will115» Anyone Seen the Bridge116» Grace Is Gone117» Two Step118» Ants Marching119» Crash Into Me120» Crush121» Stone, The122» Squirm123» Funny the Way It Is124» Corn Bread125» Riff, The126» Kill the Preacher127» Here On Out1