Lyrics

BECAUSE IT’S GONNA RAIN

The girls all giggled.
Jealous, I could tell
When they heard who my groom to be would be
And my sisters, envious as well
When they heard who papa chose for me.

His curly hair!
He has the darkest eyes
And a gentle voice I strain my ears to hear
And such strong arms, and so very wise
Or so I thought, till he made his wishes clear

He wants to build a boat
He told me so today
He wants to buld a boat
What could I say
I ask him why
He looks at the sky
He wants to build a boat because it’s gonna rain.

Here on the desert
We raise goats and sheep
We’ve been blessed with sons not twice, but thrice
He thinks we need a zoo
Everything that crawls or creeps
Everything that slithers and everything that flies

He wants to build a boat
He wants to build it large
He wants to build a boat
He says I’ll be in charge
Of all the plants (Thanks!)
He says C’mon, take a chance
He wants to build a boat because it’s gonna rain.

Remember all those jealous girls who heard our wedding vows
I keep wondering what they’d think of me if they could see me now
He says the rain will cause a flood. He heard that from G-d
Is he kidding?
Apparently
Not

He wants to build a boat
I guess I’ll go along
He wants to build a boat
I’ll even write him a song
I ask him why
He just rolls his eyes
“Already answered that!
Because it’s gonna rain!”

He wants to build a boat because it’s gonna rain.

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