RAIN
(Eugene Ford)**

Al Kvale - 1927
Mark Fisher & His Orch. - 1927
Arnold Frank & His Roger's Café Orch. - 1927
Broadway Broadcasters - 1927
Sam Lanin & His Orch. (vocal: Irving Kaufman) - 1928
George Fisher's Kit-Kat Band (vocal: Three New Yorkers) - 1928
The Victoria Girls (feat. in the short film "Victoria Girls") - 1928
Billy Cotton & His Band - 1928
Jan Garber & His Orch. (feat. in the film "Gift Of Gab") - 1934
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orch. (vocal: Henry Wells) - 1934
The Paul Whiteman Swing Wing (vocal: The Modernaires) - 1940
Paul Weston & His Orch. - 1943
Dean Martin - 1950
Frank Petty Trio - 1950
Les Brown & His Band Of Renown - 1953
Rudy Vallée - 1956
Nelson Riddle & His Orch. - 1958
Kirby Stone Four - 1958
Sue Raney - 1960
Dean Elliott & His Swinging Big, Big Band - 1962
Bert Kaempfert & His Orch. - 1967
Ella Fitzgerald - 1968

Also recorded by:
Toni Arden; Mary Lewis; Jackie Gleason; Al Mitchel;
Four Freshmen; Red Garland; Ralph Sutton; Joe Pass;
New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra; Stan Getz;
Bobby Hackett; Sauta-Finegan Orchestra...and others.





April showers, overhead
Offer me a chance to protect her from...

Rain, let us cuddle while the rain
Pitter patters on the pane
And we're alone
A chance to while away a dreamy afternoon
A lovely peaceful afternoon
No one can see us (No one can see us)

Rain, it's so cosy in the rain
There's no reason to complain
She'll wait for you
You hold her hand and then
It's ten to one you'll kiss her
In the rain, rain, rain


(Transcribed from the Three New Yorkers
recording by Mel Priddle - September 2007)


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As recorded by DEAN MARTIN:


(Rain, rain, don't go away)
(Rain, rain, don't go away)

Rain, let us cuddle while the rain
Pitter patters on the pane
And we're alone
A chance to while away the dreary afternoon
The lovely peaceful afternoon
So no one can see us

Rain (don't go away), it's so cosy in the rain (don't go away)
There's no reason to complain
If she's with you
You hold her hand and then
It's ten to one you'll kiss her
In the rain, rain, rain

Rain it's so cosy in the rain (pitter patter on the pane)
There's no reason to complain
If she's with you
You hold her hand and then
It's ten to one you'll kiss her
In the rain (rain), rain (rain), rain (rain)
Rain, rain, rain


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**Many of the later recordings of this song credit the composers
as 'Eugene Ford, Carey Morgan and Arthur Swanstrom', but the first
recordings from 1927/1928 credit Eugene Ford only.