Rain Rain Go Away
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{{for|the short story by Isaac Asimov|Rain, Rain, Go Away (short story)}}
[[Image:Rain Rain Go Away 1 - WW Denslow - Project Gutenberg etext 18546.jpg|thumb|[[William Wallace Denslow]]'s illustrations for a variant of ''Rain Rain Go Away'', from a 1901 edition of [[Mother Goose]]]]
[[Image:Rain Rain Go Away 2 - WW Denslow - Project Gutenberg etext 18546.jpg|thumb|Arthur, according to Denslow]]
'''"Rain Rain Go Away"''' is a short [[rhyme|children's rhyme]]. As with many [[nursery rhyme]]s the origin and meaning of this one is open for debate, but one theory dates it back to the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England]]. The invasion of the [[Spanish Armada]] was, in part, defeated by the stormy weather (which scattered the Armada fleet) hence the lyrics<ref>Nursery Rhymes - Lyrics and Origins! http://www.rhymes.org.uk/rain_rain_go_away.htm</ref>. A song, based on the rhyme, was co-written by [[Gloria Shayne Baker]] and [[Noel Regney]], who were married at the time.<ref> {{cite news |first=Claire|last=Noland|title=Gloria Shayne Baker, 84; helped write 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-baker15mar15,1,5183413.story|work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher=|date=2008-03-15 |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> Baker wrote the lyrics to the song, while Regney composed the music.<ref> {{cite news |first=Margalit|last=Fox|title=Gloria Shayne Baker, Composer and Lyricist, Dies at 84 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/arts/11baker.html?ref=arts|work= [[The New York Times]] |publisher=|date=2008-03-11 |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> ''Rain Rain Go Away'' was initially recorded by [[Bobby Vinton]].
== Lyrics ==
Original
:Rain rain go away,
:Come again another day.
:Little Johnny wants to play;
:Rain, rain, go to Spain,
:Never show your face again!
There are several longer versions, the most common of which is:
:Rain, rain, go away,
:Come again another day.
:Rain, rain, go away.
:Come again some other day.
:Little Arthur wants to play,
:In the meadow by the hay.
:Rain, rain, go to Spain,
:Never show your face again.
:Rain, rain, pour down,
:But not a drop on our town.
:Rain on the green grass,
:and rain on the tree,
:And rain on the housetop,
:but not on me.
:Rain, rain, go away,
:Come again on washing day.
:Rain, rain, go to Germany,
:And remain there permanently.
:Rain, rain, go away,
:Come on Martha's wedding day.
Additional Verses:
:Rain, rain, go away,
:Come again another day,
:If you don't, I will say,
:Rain, rain go away.
:Rain, rain, go away,
:Come again some other day,
:We want to go outside and play,
:Come again some other day.
:Rain, rain, go away,
:Come again some other day,
:If you don't, I don't care,
:I'll pull down your underwear!
The [[folk]] group [[Peter, Paul & Mary]] recorded a version of "It's Raining" on their first LP in 1962.
The [[industrial rock]] band [[Nine Inch Nails]] used the short rhyme in their song "[[Down in It]]."
The [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Breaking Benjamin]] used some lines in their song "Rain".
The [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Counting Crows]] used the rhyme in their song "I'm not sleeping".
The [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Electric Light Orchestra]] used the rhyme in their song "Rain is falling" from their 1981 album "Time".
Asian American rapper [[Jin (rapper)|Jin]] sampled "Rain, rain, go away, Come again some other day" in the song called "Rain, Rain Go Away" he made dedicated to the victims of [[Virginia Tech Shooting]].<ref>http://theemcee.com/media/music/rainraingoaway.mp3</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Nursery rhymes]]