The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads
On the back of the fish truck that loads
While my conscience explodes
The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain
And these visions of Johanna are now all that remain
Hey Harmonica Man,
Whatcha calling my name?
Tell us if you can,
It’s my one big thing.
Does it really move?
Whatcha want to know?
What your thing can do,
Did ya every hear me blow?
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to.
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come followin’ you.
Drop your silver in my tambourine
Help a poor man fill his pretty dream
Give me pennies, I’ll take anything
Now listen while I play
My green tambourine
And every time it rains, it rains, pennies from heaven
Don’t you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven
You’ll find your fortune fallin’ all over the town
Be sure that your umbrella is upside down
The sun don’t shine anymore,
The rain falls down on my door…
Rain, I don’t mind
Shine, the weather’s fine
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,
Telling me just what a fool I’ve been.
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain,
And let me be alone again.
Sunrise doesn’t last all morning
A cloudburst doesn’t last all day
Seems my love is up
And has left you with no warning
But it’s not always going
To be this grey
Someone told me long ago
There’s a calm before the storm
I know it’s been comin’ for some time
When it’s over so they say
It’ll rain a sunny day
I know shinin’ down like water
I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain
Comin’ down on a sunny day?
As long as I remember, the rain’s been comin’ down,
Clouds of mystery pourin’ confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, tryin’ to find the sun–
And I wonder, still I wonder,
Who’ll stop the rain?
How high’s the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin’
How high’s the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin’
Well, the hives are gone,
I’ve lost my bees
The chickens are sleepin’
In the willow trees
Cow’s in water up past her knees,
Three feet high and risin’
Christmas Eve, torrential rain
One single snowflake on this plain
I held you in gloved hands
And I’m not letting go
I’ve just one wish on this Christmas Eve
I wish I were with you
Want a plane that loops the loop
Me, I want a hula hoop
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas, don’t be late.
I’ll be home for Christmas,
You can count on me…
So deck those halls. Trim those trees.
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer.
I just need to catch my breath;
Christmas by myself this year.
It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can’t be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally
I’ve got to know
Where do lonely hearts go
Because nobody ought to be all alone on Christmas