Walking in the rain By myself all alone, Without anybody here To notice where I go, Without any worry Over when to start home, Walking in the rain With the cool coming at me Like an old friend, softly, Like maybe a lover Whispering to me, Hush, Be still, breathe deep, Walking in the rain By myself all alone Is having all the warm world Secretly inside me All the cool while, All, all the wet way.
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Authorship:
- by Mark van Doren (1894 - 1972), "Walking in the rain", appears in Good Morning [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Walking in the rain", published 1974 [ high voice and piano ], from Good Morning! A Cycle of Six Songs for High Voice, no. 2, Southern/Texas [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-04-19
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Word count: 77