SOON IT'S GONNA' RAIN
(Harvey Schmidt (m) / Tom Jones (l) )

Barbra Streisand 1963

Also sung by:
Tony Bennett
Julie London
James Shigeta
Val Doonican
Mandy Patinkin
Rita Gardner
Cathi Walkup
Ron Baker
Rita Reys
Rosemary Squires
And many others...

As sung by Barbra Streisand on her first Columbia 
recording ‘The Barbra Streisand Album’ in 1963.

The song appeared in the 1960 Broadway musical ‘The Fantastiks.
On and off Broadway, with over 17,000 performances, ‘
The Fantastiks’ is arguably the longest running musical in the world.




Hear how the wind begins to whisper
See how the leaves go streaming by
Smell how the velvet rain is falling
Out where the fields are warm and dry.

Now is the time to run inside and stay
Now is the time to find a hideaway
Where we can play.

Soon it's gonna rain, I can see it
Soon it's gonna rain, I can tell
Soon it's gonna rain, what are we gonna do.

Soon it's gonna rain, I can feel it
Soon it's gonna rain, I can tell
Soon it's gonna rain, what will we do with you.

We'll find four limbs of a tree
We'll build four walls and a floor
We'll bind it over with leaves
Then duck inside and play.

Then we'll let it rain, we'll not feel it
Then we'll let it rain, rain pell mall
And we'll not complain, if it never stops at all.

We'll live and love within our castle
Hear how the wind begins to whisper
Feel how the rain is falling now.



(Transcribed by David Story - September 2013)