Cathi Walkup: Music
Dave Don't Mind the Rain
An ode to pianist and friend David Udolf,
WELL I'M SITTIN' AT THE BAR, AND I'M LISTENIN' TO THE SINGER
ASHE SINGS THE SADDEST SONG I'VE EVER HEARD
AND I'M WATCHING ALL THE RAIN RUNNIN' DOWN THE STEAMY WINDOWS
WONDERIN' WHAT IS GONNA BE HIS FINAL WORD
THEN DAVE COMES BY TO TALK AND WE BOTH STARE OUT THE WINDOW
AND I TELL HIM THAT THE RAINDROPS MAKE ME SAD
AND DAVE, HE KINDA' LAUGHS AND HE SAYS TO LET THAT THOUGHT GO
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT RAIN AIN'T ALL THAT BAD
'CAUSE DAVE DON'T MIND THE RAIN
HE SAYS IT SOOTHES HIS RUFFLED FEATHERS
HE LIKES HE WAY IT SOUNDS AND SMELLS AND MAKES HIM FEEL ALL MELLOW
YEAH, HE WISHES IT WOULD RAIN AND RAIN FOR DAYS
HE JUST WISHES IT WOULD RAIN AND RAIN FOR DAYS
NOW DAVE HE PLAYS PIANO AND HE'S GOTTA GO TO WORK NOW
AS I HEAD FOR HOME I'M WALKIN' IN THE RAIN
AND WOULDN'T YOU JUST KNOW IT, I'VE FORGOTTEN MY UMBRELLA
BUT SUDDENLY THE RAIN DON'T SEEM THE SAME
IT SMELLS A LITTLE SWEETER AND THE SOUND IS REALLY NICE
IT MAKES THE PRETTY LIGHTS A LOVELY HAZE
I'M FEELIN' KIND OF MELLOW, AND MAYBE THINKIN' TWICE
YEAH, I'M WISHIN' IT WOULD RAIN AND RAIN FOR DAYS
I'M JUST WISHIN' IT WOULD RAIN AND RAIN FOR DAYS
(IMPROVISATION 8 BARS) TAG: PITTER PATTER, WHAT'S THE MATTER, WITH RAIN?