Didn T It Rain

Didn’t it Rain Didn’t it Rain

Part I (Right Side) Part II (Left Side)

Didn’t it rain, children Didn’t it rain, children God’s gonna ‘stroy this world with water now God’s gonna ‘stroy this world with water now Didn’t it rain, my Lord now Didn’t it rain, my Lord now Didn’t it rain, Rain, Rain Didn’t it rain, Rain, Rain

Well it rained forty days and it rained forty nights, Well it rained forty days and it rained forty nights, there wasn’t no land nowhere in sight there wasn’t no land nowhere in sight God sent a raven to carry the news, God sent a raven to carry the news, he histe his wings and away he flew  he histe his wings and away he flew 

Didn’t it rain, children …Didn’t it rain.., God’s gonna ‘stroy this world with water now didn’t it rain, didn’t it rain, Didn’t it rain, my Lord now Rain, rain, didn’t it, didn’t’ it rain, Didn’t it rain, Rain, Rain Ra-a-ain.

Forty days, forty nights, Well it rained forty days ‘n’ forty nights without He was glad when the rain stopped droppin’ stoppin’ Sent a rainbow, sent a sign, Noah was glad when the rain stopped droppin’  No water but fire next time God sent Noah a rainbow sign, said “No more water but fire next time 

At the window, at the door They knocked at the window and they knocked Old Noah, take me on board at the door Noah cried, “You’re full of sin the They cried, “Old Noah, please take me on board” Lord’s got the key and you can’t get in Noah cried, “You’re full of sin, the Lord’s got the You can’t get in  key and you can’t get it You can’t get in

Didn’t’ it rain, didn’t it rain, Didn’t’ it rain, didn’t it rain, Didn’t it ra-a-ain, ra-a-ain, Didn’t it ra-a-ain, ra-a-ain, Didn’t it rain!  Didn’t it rain! 

( means to crescendo/get louder!) ( means to crescendo/get louder!) The Ash Grove The Ash Grove

Part I – (Right Side) Part II – (Left Side)

The ashgrove, how graceful The ashgrove, how graceful How plainly ‘tis speaking How plainly ‘tis speaking The wind through it playing has language The wind through it playing has language for me for me

(soft) The ashgrove, the ashgrove Whenever the light through its branches is I see the faces of friends dear to me breaking, I see the kind faces of friends dear to me

(loud) The friends of my childhood again (med-soft) Friends of my childhood, each step are before me makes a mem’ry as freely I roam Each step makes a mem’ry as freely I roam

(soft)The ashgrove, the ashgrove With soft whispers laden, its leaves rustle o’er me Ashgrove, the ashgrove, alone is my home The ashgrove, the ashgrove alone is my home

My laughter is fading, (sh!) aaah—aaah (wait for part I) My step loses lightness, Old Country side measures ring soft on my ear country side measures ring soft on my ear I only remember (sh!) aaah-aaah (wait for part I) The past and its brightness Dear ones I mourn for again gather here The dear ones I mourn for again gather here

(soft) (loud) Ah---(solfege=S-D’-L-TDTD---TDRTDT— From out of the shadows their loving looks greet me, and wistfully searching the leafy green dome

I find other faces still bending to greet me (hold) I find other faces still bending to greet me (hold)

(slower) (slower) The ashgrove, the ashgrove, alone is my home The ashgrove, the ashgrove, alone is my home My home (hold) My home (hold) Flying Free Flying Free

Part I- (Left Side) Part II – (Right Side)

There is a place I call my own There is a place I call my own Where I can stand by the sea Where I can stand by the sea And look beyond the things I’ve known, And look beyond the things I’ve known, And dream that I might be free And dream that I might be free

Like the bird above the trees Like the bird above the trees Gliding gently on the breeze Gliding gently on the breeze I wish that all my life I’d be without a care, I wish that all my life I’d be without a care, And flying free And flying free

But life is not a distant sky, without a cloud, But life is not a distant sky, without a cloud, without rain without rain And I can never hope that I can travel on, And I can never hope that I can travel on, Without pain Without pain

Time goes swiftly on its way Time goes swiftly on its way All too soon we’ve lost today All too soon we’ve lost today I cannot wait for skies of blue, or dream so long I cannot wait for skies of blue, or dream so long That life is through That life is through

(wait for part II) So life’s a song, a gift of love I So life’s a song that I must sing, a gift of love I must share must share (wait for part II) And when I see, my spirits soar And when I see the joy it brings, my spirits soar Through the air  through the air

Like that bird up in the sky Like that bird up in the sky Life has taught me how to fly Life has taught me how to fly

For now I know what I can be and now my heart For now I know what I can be and now my heart is flying free is flying free

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