Old Man Rain

Old Man Rain at the windowpane

Knocks and fumbles and knocks again:

His long-nailed fingers slip and strain:

Old Man Rain at the windowpane

Knocks all night but knocks in vain.

Old Man Rain.

Old Man Rain at the windowpane

Reels and shambles along the lane:

His old gray whiskers drip and drain:

Old Man Rain with fuddled brain

Reels and staggers like one insane.

Old Man Rain.

Old Man Rain is back again,

With old Mis' Wind at the windowpane,

Dancing there with her tattered train:

Her old shawl flaps as she whirls again

In the wildman dance and is torn in twain.

Old Mis' Wind and Old Man Rain.