IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO'
(Wendell Hall 1923)

recorded by -
Wendell Hall 1923
Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar 1924
Jack Linx & his Birmingham Society Orchestra 1924
The Original Memphis Five 1924
Joseph C Smith & his Mount Royal Orchestra 1924
Vernon Dalhart
Jack Hylton & his Orchestra
The Singalong Minstrels
The Two Gilberts


recorded by Wendell Hall
October 12th 1923 New York

Oh the night was dark and dreary
And the air was full of sleet,
When the old man stood out in the storm
And his shoes were full of feet!

Oh, it ain't a-gonna rain no mo', no mo',
It ain't a-gonna rain no mo'.
But how in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't a-gonna rain no mo'?

Well the butterfly flits on wings of gold,
The June Bug wings of flame,
The bed bug has no wings at all,
But he gets there just the same!

Oh, it ain't gonna rain no mo', no no mo',
No no, no no no mo'.
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't a-gonna rain no mo'?

Ah, mosquiti he fly high,
Oh, mosquiti he fly low.
If ol' mister squeeter light on me,
He aint a-gonna fly no mo'!

Oh, it ain't a-gonna rain no mo', no mo',
(scat)
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't a-gonna rain no mo'?

Well a bull frog sittin' on a lily pad,
Lookin' up at the skies.
Oh, the lily pad broke and the frog fell in,
Got water all in his eyes!

Oh, it ain't a-gonna rain no mo', no mo',
(scat)
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't a-gonna rain no mo'?

Well here's a verse about a man and a trombone,
Well the words to it are few.
He blew, he blew, he blew, he blew,
He blew, he blew, he blew!

Oh, it ain't gonna rain no mo', no mo',
(scat)
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't gonna rain no mo'?

Well a man lay down by a sewer, huh-hm,
And by the sewer he died, he died,
And at the coroner's request
They called it suicide!

Oh, it ain't gonna rain no mo', no mo',
Oh Lord, ain't gonna rain no mo'.
How in the world can the old folks tell,
Ain't a-gonna rain no mo'?

A little black and white animal out in the woods,
I says, "Ain't that little cat pretty, uh-huh!"
I went right over to pick it up,
But it wasn't that kind of a kitty!

Oh, it ain't a-gonna rain no mo', no mo',
Ain't a-gonna rain no mo'.
But how in the world can the old folks tell
It ain't a-gonna rain no mo'?
No mo', no mo', no mo'!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2017)