"You Don't Miss Your Water" is a soul song and the debut single written and recorded by American singer William Bell.

[2][3] "You Don't Miss Your Water" was covered by Stax vocalist Wendy Rene in 1965, with Bell and Isaac Hayes credited as writers, but with some lyric changes and a re-titling to "Reap What You Sow."

The Byrds covered "You Don't Miss Your Water" on their 1968 album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, with lead vocals sung by guitarist Roger McGuinn, although an alternate version featuring Gram Parsons on lead vocals was released on The Byrds box set in 1990.

The Good Ol' Persons recorded a bluegrass cover of the song in their 1986 album I Can't Stand to Ramble.

[8] "You Don't Miss Your Water" was also released as a single by the Australian folk rock group, The Triffids.