It Ain't Gonna Rain No More Song
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more
How in the heck can I wash around my neck
if it ain't gonna rain no more
A bum sat by the sewer
And by the sewer he died
And at the coroners inquest
They called it 'sewer side'
- Chorus
A peanut sat on the railroad track
It's heart was all a-flutter
Along came the 4:15
Toot toot, peanut butter
- Chorus
My father is a butcher
My mother is a cook
And I'm the little hot-dog
With the candy that I took
- Chorus
My father built a chimney
He built it up so high
He had to take it down each night
To let the moon go by.
- Chorus
My daddy is a doctor,
My mommy is a nurse,
And I'm the little needle
That gets you where it hurts.
- Chorus
Mary had a little lamb
She kept it in a closet
And every time she took it out
It left a small deposit
- Chorus
Mary had a little lamb,
Her father shot it dead
Oh, she still takes it off to school
But on a slice of bread.
- Chorus
Mary had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell.
Mary went to heaven.
The steamboat went to TOOT-TOOT!
- Chorus
My uncle was a chemist.
A chemist he is no more.
For what he thought was H-2-O
Was H-2-S-O-4
- Chorus
Peter was a rabbit
A rabbit he is no more
For what he thought was a rabbit hole
Was a hole in the outhouse floor
- Chorus
I never saw a purple cow
I never hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
- Chorus
I never saw a chocolate cow
I never hope to see one
But judging by the milk we get
There certainly must be one
- Chorus
Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more
How in the heck can I wash around my neck
if it ain't gonna rain no more
A bum sat by the sewer
And by the sewer he died
And at the coroners inquest
They called it 'sewer side'
- Chorus
A peanut sat on the railroad track
It's heart was all a-flutter
Along came the 4:15
Toot toot, peanut butter
- Chorus
My father is a butcher
My mother is a cook
And I'm the little hot-dog
With the candy that I took
- Chorus
My father built a chimney
He built it up so high
He had to take it down each night
To let the moon go by.
- Chorus
My daddy is a doctor,
My mommy is a nurse,
And I'm the little needle
That gets you where it hurts.
- Chorus
Mary had a little lamb
She kept it in a closet
And every time she took it out
It left a small deposit
- Chorus
Mary had a little lamb,
Her father shot it dead
Oh, she still takes it off to school
But on a slice of bread.
- Chorus
Mary had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell.
Mary went to heaven.
The steamboat went to TOOT-TOOT!
- Chorus
My uncle was a chemist.
A chemist he is no more.
For what he thought was H-2-O
Was H-2-S-O-4
- Chorus
Peter was a rabbit
A rabbit he is no more
For what he thought was a rabbit hole
Was a hole in the outhouse floor
- Chorus
I never saw a purple cow
I never hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
- Chorus
I never saw a chocolate cow
I never hope to see one
But judging by the milk we get
There certainly must be one
- Chorus
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Comments:
Mar 06, 2014 - Leslie Bulkley Rayford
I am almost 65, and awoke this morning with the melody from this song going through my head. I was extremely happy to be able to find these lyrics online. All I can say is that this song is a wonderful blast from my past.
Thank you for the lyrics that exact wonderful memories of a time gone by!
Jun 20, 2014 - Robert Laiche
I don't know why but while taking a shower today this song popped into my head used to sing it a lot when I was a kid but never knew all the lyrics thanks for sharing
Oh yeah forgot to state I'm 73 in Earth years.
Aug 15, 2014 - EjIMBo
A bullfrog sittin' on a lilly pad
Gazin' up at the sky...
Lilly pad broke and the frog fell in,
Got water in his eye!
The night was dark and stormy,
the air was full of sleet...
An old man stood out in the storm
his boots were full of feet!
:-)
Aug 24, 2014 - James P
I remember my late mother singing that song at times in the 'Forties and 'Fifties, and the way she finished the refrain was: "How in the heck can I wash my neck with the washpan on the floor?" It still rings around in my head...
Sep 08, 2014 - Tanya Geffert
What is it to the tune of?
Sep 28, 2014 - matthew weaver
<insert name> was on the railroad track
he was eating out of a pail
along came the 2:15
and then it got derailed!
Sep 29, 2014 - Miss Nicolette
The San Francisco Bluegrass Group Windy Hill performed this at the Fraser Valley True North Festival in August. It brought back all sorts of memories for me, but I thought it was somewhat ironic that California is experiencing such a terrible drought and here they are singing about ain't gonna rain.
Oct 05, 2014 - Roger Buettner
Like the new verses to use when I do this song at a square dance. Yes, we do dance to it!
Nov 04, 2014 - Flu-Bird
A realy funny song they should play i=on the radio more often
Apr 20, 2015 - David Marcus
My Dad loved. "How the heck can you wash your neck"
if it ain't gonna rain no more.
There is a rerun on of -- one of Lawrence Welk's guy emoting
the entire song as a hillbilly -- just great.
Jun 23, 2015 - Geoff Offermann
The rich man drives a Cadillac
The poor man drives a Ford
But my old man is satisfied
With four wheels and a board
The poor man drives a Ford
But my old man is satisfied
With four wheels and a board
Sep 23, 2015 - Judy
My dad's verse:
Susie had some dynamite
She put it in the stove
They found her clothes in the public square
But she was on Buckeye Road
Susie had some dynamite
She put it in the stove
They found her clothes in the public square
But she was on Buckeye Road
Nov 17, 2015 - Leslie
Skeeters they fly high, fly high
Skeeters they fly low
When a skeeter lights on my neck
It aint gonna fly no more
Skeeters they fly low
When a skeeter lights on my neck
It aint gonna fly no more
Dec 02, 2015 - Joe
The night was dark and cloudy
and the air was full of sleet,
The old man sat in the little cabin door
and his shoes were full of feet.
Refrain
and the air was full of sleet,
The old man sat in the little cabin door
and his shoes were full of feet.
Refrain
Dec 10, 2015 - Tom
The one verse I learned over 40 years ago
was..
A rich man uses toilet paper a poor man uses tar but my old man is satisfied with the Toronto Daily Star. Thanks so much for sharing!
A rich man uses toilet paper a poor man uses tar but my old man is satisfied with the Toronto Daily Star. Thanks so much for sharing!
Mar 26, 2016 - Cheryl
My dad sang the chorus. I never knew the rest of the
song. It's been in my head for a couple of
days.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Jul 09, 2016 - MeLow
One summers day in winter
The snow was raining fast
A barefoot boy with shoes on stood sitting on the grass
(Thanks mom and dad)
The snow was raining fast
A barefoot boy with shoes on stood sitting on the grass
(Thanks mom and dad)
Jul 19, 2016 - Zephan
My father was a terrorist
My mother was a spy
And I'm the little stinker
That called the FBI
My mother was a spy
And I'm the little stinker
That called the FBI
Aug 10, 2016 - Arlo
Some of us are secret agents
Some of us are spies
But when we all go like this (cover your eyes with your hands)
We all have private eyes
Some of us are spies
But when we all go like this (cover your eyes with your hands)
We all have private eyes
Aug 14, 2016 - MK
Mary had a little lamb,
She fed it very well.
One day she fed it dynamite,
And blew it all to "WOAH."
-Chorus
She fed it very well.
One day she fed it dynamite,
And blew it all to "WOAH."
-Chorus
Aug 21, 2016 - ANC
Chicken sitting on a railroad track
its heart was a little pallid.
Round this time came number nine
Now choo choo chicken salad!
its heart was a little pallid.
Round this time came number nine
Now choo choo chicken salad!
Aug 28, 2016 - Ed
Rich girl drives a Cadillac,
A poor girl drives a Ford,
My girl drives an old grey mare, and beats it with a board!
Chorus
A poor girl drives a Ford,
My girl drives an old grey mare, and beats it with a board!
Chorus
Nov 06, 2016 - Cameron Cole
You dont have "Ernie was a chicken, a chicken hes no more,
what he thought was a chicken coop was KFCs front door"
Apr 05, 2017 - john schneider
Standing on a corner, doing not bit of harm,
Along came a Policeman and grabbed by the arm,
took me to a little box and rang a little bell,
Along came a wagon and took to a cell.
Along came a Policeman and grabbed by the arm,
took me to a little box and rang a little bell,
Along came a wagon and took to a cell.
Aug 18, 2017 - Lou Schrader
Back in the 1970's when we were camping, my father used to sing "Ohhh it Ain't gonna rain no more no more..." as we would be trying to keep our tent camper from blowing away when there were storms. Great memories. Miss you Dad! :)
Jan 15, 2018 - Jeffrey Dreifuss
My Dad's verse:
The Rabbi stood on the railroad track
About to say his bruchas
Along came the 5:15
And hit him in the tochas.
The Rabbi stood on the railroad track
About to say his bruchas
Along came the 5:15
And hit him in the tochas.
Jan 17, 2018 - Haig Adomian
GREAT memories of singing this song in the 1970's in Boy Scout Troop 2, Northeast Georgia Council of Boy Scouts, Athens, Georgia, led by Ernest P. Boland, Scoutmaster, Mr. Canning, Assistant Scoutmaster, Terry Yarborough, Senior Patrol Leader, Jimmy Camp, Jason Penney, and the rest. THANKS guys, for that Scouting experience. And thanks to this website, and all those whp posted additional verses here. GGod I remember the days!
May 01, 2018 - Alpha Skua
My mom ads this line THE NIGHT WAS DARK AND STORMY, THE WIND BLEW OUT THE LIGHT,OLD KING COLE,FELL DOWN THE HOLE,AND SWALLOWED A TURKISH DELIGHT
Dec 14, 2018 - Erick Chapman
A skinny lady took a bath and never told a soul, she forgot to put
the stopper in and slid right down the hole.
Mar 01, 2019 - Firebird
I KNOW OF THE SCIENTIST' ON SCIENCE DID HE STRIVE,FOR WHAT HE CAME WITH' WAS WHAT HE CALLED U-235
May 06, 2019 - Erika Clark
I wish I was a fishy.
How about a bass.
I'd climb right up onto a rock and slide down on my... fins.
How about a bass.
I'd climb right up onto a rock and slide down on my... fins.
May 13, 2019 - Garth Germack
There was cat in our backyard,
Swallowed a ball of yarn;
When she had her little ones, they came with sweaters on!
Swallowed a ball of yarn;
When she had her little ones, they came with sweaters on!
May 13, 2019 - Garth Germack
We had a goat in our backyard,
She ate up all the tin cans;
When she had her little ones,
They came in Ford sedans!
She ate up all the tin cans;
When she had her little ones,
They came in Ford sedans!
May 13, 2019 - Garth Germack
My girlfriend lives in the mountains;
She is very shy and meek.
She always undresses in the dark
because the mountains peak.
She is very shy and meek.
She always undresses in the dark
because the mountains peak.
Jun 14, 2019 - Lynne Hubbard
My Grandma used to sing the first verse and chorus when she was
dusting, only she also had an alternative ending to the chorus as
follows: How in the devil can the grass grow level, when it ain't
gonna rain no more.
Jun 15, 2019 - Lynne Hubbard
I think Grandma was also trying to be polite in my presence and
she always sang A man lived by a sewer, not a bum!
Jun 18, 2019 - Ben Marshall
A golf ball flying through the air went by a man a humming, he
heard the caddie holler "4" and thought three more were coming
Jul 15, 2019 - Bette Roberts
How to tell the twins apart,
The proud father said.
Put your finger in Willies mouth.
If he bites, then it must be Ted
Once a year the ______ Family
gathers round to meet. They always come together,
To Sing and ,talk , and eat!
The proud father said.
Put your finger in Willies mouth.
If he bites, then it must be Ted
Once a year the ______ Family
gathers round to meet. They always come together,
To Sing and ,talk , and eat!
Jul 22, 2019 - Ellen
Mom had another verse:
Black and white kitty out in the woods
Says I, ain't that cat pretty?
Went right down for to pick him up
But he wasn't that kind of a kitty!
And for the chorus, she sang,
It ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more.
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't gonna rain no more.
Black and white kitty out in the woods
Says I, ain't that cat pretty?
Went right down for to pick him up
But he wasn't that kind of a kitty!
And for the chorus, she sang,
It ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more.
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't gonna rain no more.
Aug 16, 2019 - Toothy
King Solomon had a thousand wives
and that's the reason why
he always missed his business trips
kissing them all goodbye!
and that's the reason why
he always missed his business trips
kissing them all goodbye!
Jan 30, 2020 - Sherry MacPhail
My Gramma used to sing this to me. Loved
listening and singing with her. SBut I
was I never knew all the different
verses made up. Funny versatile song.
Feb 08, 2020 - Susan Bondy
A man stood by his home
And in his home he died
The next day in the papers
They called it "home-icide"
And in his home he died
The next day in the papers
They called it "home-icide"
Apr 11, 2020 - Chris Jacobsen
Johnny went over to
Sally's house, but
Sally was not in...
He sat down on a red hot stove, but he got right up again
He sat down on a red hot stove, but he got right up again
Apr 11, 2020 - Chris Jacobsen
Mosquito he fly high,
mosquito he fly low,
But if that mosquito lands on me...
He ain't a gonna fly no mo!
But if that mosquito lands on me...
He ain't a gonna fly no mo!
Mar 23, 2021 - Zane L
My father was a communist, my mother was a spy, and I'm the little
stinker that called the FBI.
Apr 29, 2021 - Robert Walker
Mary had a little lamb
She fed it castor oil
And every time she let it out
It fertilized the soil.
A peanut sat on the railroad track
The train came around the bend
He never was hit by a train before
But he got it in the end.
She fed it castor oil
And every time she let it out
It fertilized the soil.
A peanut sat on the railroad track
The train came around the bend
He never was hit by a train before
But he got it in the end.
Sep 21, 2021 - Margaret Eisenberger
My grandma taught me a couple verses I don't find here:
A hobo walked by the river
Poor bum he had no bed
So he took a sheet of water
And pulled it up over his head
The Ford it has no engine
It shrieks and groans with pain
Its wheels they run in different ways
But it gets there just the same.
A butterfly has wings of gold
A firefly wings of flame
A bedbug's got no wings at all
But it gets there just the same.
Oct 30, 2021 - Donna Mainville
Loulou had a baby, his name was Sunny Jim. She threw him in the bathtub
to teach him how to swim. He swam to the bottom, he swam to the top.
Loulou got excited, and hit him with a mop.
Nov 03, 2021 - Pam FitzGerald
My grandma sing ...........It ain't gonna rain no more, no more, it ain't gonna rain no more, how in the
heck can the old folks tell it ain't gonna rain no more. Oh I went to see my lady Jane, her pleasure I
was seeking, but I missed her mouth and kissed her nose and the doggone thing was leaking. Oh I
went to see my lady Sue, she met me at the door, her shoes and socks were in her hands, but her feet
were all over the floor!
Feb 13, 2022 - Mel Smithers
This song popped into my head on my way out of work today, but this is
what I was singing "I don't wanna go to work no more, I don't wanna work
no more, but how in the heck would I get a paycheck if I don't go to work
no more!" LOL
Mar 19, 2022 - Spurwing Plover
THERE WAS FOOLISH MAN,WHO FOOLED WITH TNT,THE RESULTING,EXPERMENT,BLEW HIM OUT TO SEA
Mar 20, 2022 - Spurwing Plover
MY BROTHER IS SO SKINNY,HE DON'T GET WET WHEN IT RAINS,BUT WHEN WENT AND TOOK A BATH,HE WENT DOWN THE DRAIN
Mar 23, 2022 - Spurwing Plover
MY BROTHER IS SO THIN HE DID'NT GET WET IN THE RAIN,BUT WHEN HE WENT,AND TOOK A BATH,HE WENT DOWN THE DRAIN
May 06, 2022 - Dave
I am 60-something. I remember the verse about the peanut on the railroad tracks.
One verse I remember and don't see here is:
I call my girlfriend grapefruit
Instead of Sweetie-Pie.
'Cause every time I squeeze her,
She pops me in the eye
May 13, 2022 - Hank Stein
My grandmother sang these to me, my mother sang them to my kids,
and now I sing it to my grandkids... love that I have found some
more versus to sing. The chorus that I was taught was
Ain't gonna rain no more no more
Ain't gonna rain no more
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't gonna rain no more
Jun 05, 2022 - Ceil Murray
"the rich girl uses cold cream, the poor girl uses lard, my girl uses
axel grease but she rubs it twice as hard "
'The rich man rides a taxi, the poor man rides a train, my man walks on
the railroad tracks, but he gets there just the same "
I'm surprised you don't have these two
Jul 30, 2023 - Anne C.
My dad's favorite verse:
Mary had a little lamb,
She also had a bear.
I've seen Mary's little lamb,
But I've never seen her b...
Love and miss you pop.
Nov 03, 2023 - David
My dad used to sing this when I was a
kid what memories (miss you dad)
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