"The Quest For Water" lyrics - RICK WAKEMAN

The eastern route they had taken
Had come to a dead end.

With three days walk back to the fork to find Arne
Saknussemm's original route, they found their water
Rations were limited to one day.

Knowing their only chance of finding water was on
That route, they set off for the fork, and there finally
They fell almost lifeless on the third day.

After sleep they continued down the other tunnel in
Their quest for water, and whilst searching on his own,
Hans the guide heard the sound of water thundering
Behind a granite wall, and with a pick axe attacked
The wall so as to allow a stream of boiling water to
Enter and cool in their tunnel.

Not only had they found life in the water,
But they had also found a flowing guide to the
Centre of the earth.

They called the stream The Hansbach.