Inisfail Song (Hey Rain)

from The Confluence by Mandy Connell

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Written by Bill Scott, the song was first recorded by Penny Davies and Roger Iliot. It is also availabel on Mandy Connell's 2011 album "Tall Tales & Pretty Colours" and has been recorded by The Basics

lyrics

Hey rain, rain comin' down on the cane,

G

On the roofs of the town.

Am G C

Hey rain, hey rain.

C F

Hey rain, rain comin' down on the cane.

G C

Hey rain, hey rain.

Verse 1

| C | F | Am G | C |

C

There's rain on me hands and rain on me face,

F

Oh muddy old Innisfail's a muddy wet place,

Am G C

Hey rain, hey rain.

Bloke from the west nearly died of fright

'cause the river rose thirty-five feet last night

Hey rain, hey rain.

There's a Johnstone River crocodile livin' in me fridge

And a bloody great tree on the Jubilee Bridge

Hey rain, hey rain.

[Chorus]

Verse 2

And there's rain in me beer and rain in me grub,

And they've just fitted anchors to the Garradunga pub,

Hey rain, hey rain.

And the monsoon sky has sprung a leak

From Flyin' Fish Point to the Millstream Creek,

Hey rain, hey rain.

And the storm clouds are so black and big

Theres an old flyin' fox in the Moreton Bay fig,

Hey rain, hey rain

[Chorus]

Verse 3

It's the worst wet season we've ever had,

And I'd swim down to Tully, but it's just as bloody bad

Hey rain, hey rain.

credits

from The Confluence, track released December 2, 2016
Arranged by Stray Hens Richard Grace, Mandy Connell, Carmen O'Brien, Ryan Tews, Sally Taylor

Recorded by the Stray Hens at Echidna Studios (Christmas Hills, VIC)
Recorded and Mixed by Luke Plumb.
Mastered by Mattie Foulds (UK)

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