ANOTHER RAIN HAS FALLEN

Ralph Mctell

Another rain has fallen and I am the ploughman and I love the rain,
And another rain has fallen and I am the ploughman and I love the rain,
For the rain will soften all my ground 
And make my plough cut perfectly
The earth is ready for the seed 
And a little rain is all I need.

Another rain has fallen and I am the sewer and I love the rain,
And another rain has fallen and I am the sewer and I need the rain,
For the rain will make the seed to burst 
Begin its life and take down root
To grow the crop to swell the grain, 
It must have a little rain.

Another rain has fallen and I am the reaper and I watch the sky,
For another rain might fall and I am the reaper I must watch for rain.
For now I really need the sun 
To reap my good crop that has grown
If the rain falls now my crop is lost 
And I will be left to count the cost.

Of another rain falling and I am the lover, my tears like rain.
And another tear has fallen, and I am the lover, and I have cried again.
And I have ploughed, and I have sewn
I have guarded, I have loved, 
And like the farmer I must blame 
My gamble cost the loss Of another rain.