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We all know that famous paean to a rainy day. But there’s another rainy day tribute, done by Sesame Street in the 1980s, that is every bit as much an earworm.
Decades later, everyone at our house still knows it by heart. So consider yourself warned and listen to the dated and grainy video at the end at your peril.
(It has softly rained nonstop for nearly two days now, casually, matter-of-factly, just the way I remember winter rain, pre-drought.)
It’s a rainy day;
It’s a rainy day.
It’s raining outside,
And I can’t go out and play.
Why do we need the rain anyway?
Rain falls everywhere,
Fills the rivers and streams,
Flows into the reservoirs
Purified and clean.
Water to do the wash,
Water to drink,
Water is flowing
Through the pipes into our sink.
It’s a rainy day;
It’s a rainy day.
It’s raining outside,
And I can’t go out and play.
I guess I’ll stay at home today.
Every living thing needs water;
Every living thing needs the rain.
Every living thing needs water;
I guess I really can’t complain.
It’s a rainy day;
It’s a rainy day.
It’s raining outside,
And I can’t go out and play.
Why do we need the rain anyway?
Water to do the dishes,
Water to brush your teeth,
Water to take a shower,
Water to wash the street.
Water for the forest,
Millions of thirsty roots;
Water for the garden,
Flowers, vegetables, and fruits.
It’s a rainy day;
It’s a rainy day.
It’s raining outside,
And I can’t go out and play.
Don’t you know I love the rain anyway?!
Written by Benjamin Goldstein, Michael Karp
Publisher Filmus Inc.
Michael Karp Music Inc.
Sesame Street Inc.
EKA Episode 1740
And the ground is just soaking it up. No puddles, no flooding, no run-off. The street gutters are clear. The plants are not beaten down.
I’m singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feelin’
I’m happy again
You betcha!
That was fun. The rain was a wonderful and very welcome surprise after listening to all the caveats from forecasters suggesting we’d get little to none out of this system. Everything’s well-soaked. Now, if we could just get one of these gentle storms twice a month through April…
It was very heaven, wasn’t it?
I’m so glad to know you guys are getting much needed rain.