Didn't It Rain by Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Finest Live Performance Ever

This song was recorded in Manchester, England, in 1964, as part of the British tours of The American Folk Blues Festival.

This is one of the finest pieces of music ever. It sounds fresh and bright even after all these years. This one of Sister’s best tracks.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is The Godmother of Rock and Roll. Hollywood should make a movie about her as she influenced music in such a way that it is still felt to this day.

Ain’t nobody cool as Sister Rosetta playing an SG at the train station, in a jeweled fur coat. What a legend.

Lyrics:
Didn’t it rain, children
Talk ’bout rain, oh, my Lord
Didn’t it, didn’t it, didn’t it oh my Lord
Didn’t it rain?

Didn’t it rain, children
Talk ’bout rain, oh, my Lord
Didn’t it, didn’t it, didn’t it, oh my Lord
Didn’t it rain?

It rained 40 days, 40 nights without stopping
Noah was glad when the rain stopped dropping
Knock at the window, a knock at the door
Crying brother Noah can’t you take on more
Noah cried no, you’re full of sin
God got the key and you can’t get in

Just listen how it’s rainin’
Will you listen how it’s rainin’
Just listen, how it’s rainin’
All day, all night
All night, all day

Just listen how it’s rainin’
Just listen how it’s rainin’
Just listen how it’s rainin’

Some moaning, some groaning
Some groaning, some praying
Well, a whole
Didn’t it rain till dawn
Rain on my Lord

Didn’t it, didn’t it
Didn’t it, oh
Oh, my Lord
Didn’t it rain

Oh, God sent a raven to spread the news
To hoist his wings and away he flew
And to the north, and to the south
And to the east, and to the west
All day, all night, all night, all day

Well just listen how it’s rainin’
Well just listen how it’s rainin’
Oh, listen how it’s rainin’

Some prayin’, some cryin’
Some runnin’, some moanin’
Will you listen how it’s rainin’
Just listen how it’s rainin’
Just listen how it’s rainin’

Didn’t it rain, children
Rain on my Lord
Didn’t it, didn’t it, didn’t it, oh
Oh, my Lord, didn’t it rain
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain

Songwriters: Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Marie Knight
Didn’t It Rain lyrics © Regent Music Corporation, Westbury Music, Westbury Music Ltd, Crml Ltd, Lupie Tunes.