In the Rain - James Prescott

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In the Rain

Words and music copyright © 1964 James Prescott.

Score corrected, and refrain added, in 2020.

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John and Sally in the lane,
What ya playing in the rain?
You killed the cat, and now it's dead,
The blood is oozing from its head.

Refrain: Ah - ah - ah.

He had a home and a family,
He had been living peaceably;
They tortured him 'cause he was black,
Then tied him to the railroad track.

Landlady was a widow old,
Kept her cash in a sock, I'm told;
The boarder robbed her to buy a drink,
And the cop game him a wink.

On the beach down by the sea,
They beat a p'liceman terribly,
And no one there would lend a hand,
And so he died there on the sand.

In the land was civil war,
The army came and broke his door,
He would not fight for them that year --
He was shot to make others fear.

She was elected by the town,
She was their mayor but she let them down;
She stole the tax, and soon was rich,
While the poor lay in the ditch.

He had a hatred long and deep,
It warped his mind, he could not sleep;
He hated those who did not believe,
That out of Adam was created Eve.

There's not much hope for all mankind
As long as man has a sinful mind;
But I know that if we try,
We will be better by and by.

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