Lyr/Tune Add: Standing in the Rain (Sydney Carter)

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: STANDING IN THE RAIN (Sydney Carter
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 13 Oct 99 - 08:46 PM

I know that it's still a bit early for Christmas, but here's one of my favourites. Written by Sydney Carter, I first heard it by The McCalmans with their marvellous harmonies. The tune they sing is ever so slightly different from the published score from Songs of Sydney Carter (which I have used) and I have included the final verse. I hope you enjoy it! Regards, John.

STANDING IN THE RAIN

No use knocking on the window,
There is nothing we can do, sir.
All the beds are booked already,
There is nothing left for you, sir.

Chorus

Standing in the rain,
Knocking on the window.
Knocking on the window
On a Christmas Day.
There he is again,
Knocking on the window.
Knocking on the window
In the same old way

No use knocking on the window.
Some are lucky, some are not, sir.
We are Christian men and women,
But we're keeping what we've got, sir.

No, we haven't got a manger,
No, we haven't got a stable.
We are Christian men and women,
Ever willing, never able.

Christ the Lord has gone to heaven,
One day He'll be coming back, sir.
In this house He will be welcome,
But we hope He won't be black, sir.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas,
We will now go back to bed, sir.
'Til you woke us with your knocking.
We were sleeping like the dead, sir.

MIDI file: standing.mid

Timebase: 120

TimeSig: 2/4 24 8
Key: F
Tempo: 094 (631579 microsec/crotchet)
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

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