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Rain on the Roof

from Migrations by The Littlest Birds

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about

We wrote this song together in a rainy yurt in northern Oregon.
Sharon:  On our first tour we spent most of the time camping out in National Forests. We were in Oregon during a particularly rainy spell in November, and my 11 year-old two-man-if-you’re-both-small-and-like-each-other tent wasn’t water proof anymore and it too short to even sit up. One afternoon, it was pouring rain and we decided to splurge the 32 dollars to get a state park yurt so we could at least make dinner, play some music and get a good night of sleep. The sound of the rain falling on the yurt, our current state of mind and the long days that fall and winter on the road inspired this song.

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I hear rain on the roof
Like popcorn in a pan
It’s cold as a witch’s gap tooth
And I know it’s winter all over again
I hear rain on the roof
As I sit here by the fire
A cold wind’s blowin’ under my door
And winter is making my tired

Chorus
I hear rain on the roof,
I hear rain on the roof,
I hear rain on the roof
And I know I’m just a drunken fool
Yeah I know, but what else can I do
So much rain


I hear rain on the roof
And I know it ain’t gonna stop
Until I hear a million barrels drop
And I think the earth might pop
I hear rain on the roof
And a’squishing in my shoes
I haven’t seen the sun for days
And you know, I’m getting the blues
Chorus

I hear rain on the roof
Like a million hand applause
And I know they’re all clapping for me
As I go clowning up and down the hall
I hear rain on the roof
Rain on the window pane
Rain is soaking through my soul
And filling up my brain
Chorus:

I hear rain on the roof
Drumming down down down
And I’m looking for the 80 proof
So I can pour myself another round
The birds have all flown home
The patter of a million feet
And I’m sitting in here, drinking alone
Chorus
So much rain, so much rain, so much rain

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from Migrations, released October 14, 2011

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The Littlest Birds Laramie, Wyoming

The Littlest Birds is the banjo-driven music of and Sharon Martinson, performing both solo concerts and currently with several duo and trio configurations. "Think instrumental virtuosity balanced by a breezy, backwoods soul, music that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally soothing."
- Dan Bolles, Seven Days Weekly, Burlington VT, 2011
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