RAINMAKER, THE
(Mack Vickery / Carl Friend / Lance Roberts)


Hank Williams Jr. - 1965





The fields were parched like cinders, rivers all dried up
When a stranger appeared in a little town they called Dry Gulch

When he said, "I'm a rainmaker", most of the folks just stood in doubt
But could he be the miracle sent, Lord, to end this awful drought
Things in ol' Dry Gulch haven't been the same
Since the old rainmaker came to make it rain

Without a moment's hesitation they all agreed to pay his fee
When he said, "For a thousand dollars, boys, I'll moisten your sandy sea"
They gathered ev'ry penny, from far and wide they came
To have a big celebration, for tonight it was gonna rain

As he was preparin' his potion, their hearts were filled with love
And ev'ry eye was fixed on those cloudless skies above
Hour after hour, but no rain came down
And they caught the old rainmaker just as he was leavin' town

Yeah, they hung the rainmaker beneath the dead oak tree
As he cried and he pleaded, "Just wait ,wait and you're gonna see"
Things in ol' Dry Gulch haven't been the same
When they hung the rainmaker, they walked home in the rain
When they hung the rainmaker, they walked home in the rain






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2012)