Come On Rain

Last night they fired the cannon on the courthouse lawn.

The whole town gathered at the square and we stayed there till dawn

Telling tales and singing songs and trying to work it out.

Rain prayers all saying Lord please help us through this drought.

Sun beats down from a White House sky

Still no rain, come on rain

Hens laying eggs with fire inside

Still no rain, come on rain

Dust devil carried our fields away

Still no rain, come on rain

Cow gone dry and the mule gone lame

And there’s still no rain,

Still no rain, still no rain, still no rain.

You can walk across the river on the bone dry mud

What little waters left there might as well be our blood

After 80 years the Carter family just ran out of luck

We watch the dust cloud rising as they drive off in their truck.

Sun beats down from a White House sky

Still no rain, come on rain

Hens laying eggs with fire inside

Still no rain, come on rain

Dust has carried our fields away

Still no rain, come on rain

Cows gone dry and the mule gone lame

And there’s still no rain,

No not a cloud in sight, ain’t that a shame

There’s thunder in the night but still no rain.

Sun beats down from a White House sky

Still no rain, come on rain

Hens laying eggs with fire inside

Still no rain, come on rain

Dust devil carried our fields away

Still no rain, come on rain

Cow gone dry and the mule gone lame

And there’s still no rain,

Still no rain, still no rain, still no rain.

Still no rain, come on rain.

Still no rain, come on rain.

Still no rain, come on rain.