{"id":2751,"date":"2021-10-06T02:46:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T02:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:58:21","slug":"aint-gonna-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/aint-gonna-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain’t Gonna Rain No More – CG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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1-5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Baritone chords are on the left.\u00a0 Soprano\/Alto\/Tenor chords on the right.<\/p>\n

“It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’<\/b>” is a song by “The Red-Headed Music Maker”, singer and instrumentalist Wendell Hall<\/a> (1896\u20131969). Hall’s 1923 recording of it was a hit in the US and also in Britain, where it was sung during the 1925 FA Cup final by Sheffield United<\/a> supporters, making it a popular football song of the era.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOMEONE PICK A NUMBER ONE THROUGH TWELVE<\/em><\/span>
\nONE<\/a> – TWO<\/a> – THREE<\/a> – FOUR<\/a> – FIVE<\/a> – SIX<\/a> – SEVEN<\/a> – EIGHT<\/a> – NINE<\/a> – TEN<\/a> – ELEVEN<\/a> – TWELVE<\/a>
\n–
\n<\/a>
\n–<\/p>\n

\n

TARGET<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

–
\nAin\u2019t Gonna Rain no More\u00a0 1\/5\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\u00a0 RETURN TO THE UKULELE PAGE<\/a> \u00a0 >
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

ONE!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN]\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>[C]\u00a0 It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more.\u00a0 It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more.\u00a0 How in the heck can I wash my neck.\u00a0 If it\u00a0 ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[C]\u00a0 Oh, a peanut sat on the railroad track. It\u2019s heart was all [G]\u00a0 a-flutter.
\nAround the bend came Number Ten Toot! Toot! Peanut [C]\u00a0 butter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My [C]\u00a0 uncle built a chimney. He built it up so [G]\u00a0 high.<\/strong><\/span>
\nHe had to tear it down again to let the moon go [C]\u00a0 by!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A [C] rich man rides a taxi. A poor man rides a [G] train.
\nA bum he walks the railroad tracks, and he gets there just the [C] same<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, it [C]\u00a0 isn\u2019t going to rain anymore, anymore.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t going to rain [G]\u00a0 anymore.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>The grammar\u2019s good, but what a bore.\u00a0 So we\u2019ll sing it like [C]\u00a0 before.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

TWO!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A [C] man laid down by the sewer, and by the sewer he [G] died
\n<\/strong><\/span>And at the coroners inquest they called it [C] \u201csewercide\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, [C]\u00a0 how much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck [G]\u00a0 wood?\u00a0 If he held a saw in his little paw : A ton of wood he [C]\u00a0 could<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A My wife she is a doctor, and me, I am\u00a0 a nurse,
\nWe have a little needle That gets you where it hurts.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n–
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Mary had a little lamb, so goes the tale of yore.
\nShe loved that little lamb so much, she passed her plate for more..
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

THREE!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Well,<\/span> Mary<\/span> had<\/span> a<\/span> brand<\/span> new<\/span> Ford,<\/span> she<\/span> liked<\/span> it<\/span> very<\/span> well.<\/span>
She<\/span> drove<\/span> it<\/span> into<\/span> a<\/span> telephone<\/span> pole<\/span> and<\/span> now<\/span> it<\/span> looks<\/span> like<\/span> hell<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We all here like our whiskey.\u00a0 We all here like our wine.
\nWe like to sing these songs together.\u00a0 Let’s sing it one more time.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A doctor fell into a well and broke his collar bone.
\nThe people told him “Tend the Sick, and leave the well alone.”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A farmer slipped on the old barn roof when rotten boards gave way,
\nAnd as he fell, he shrugged and said, “It’s time to hit the hay.”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

FOUR!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty fell right down and landed on his head,
\nSo, all the horses and the men had scrambled eggs and bread.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The shades of night were falling fast, when for a kiss he asked her.
\nShe must have answered yes because the shades came down still faster<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A Trombone player came to us, and yes his words were few.
\nHe didn’t sing, he blew, and blew, and blew, and blew; and blew.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The night was dark and stormy,\u00a0 the wind was full of sleet,
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>the ole man stood out on the back porch, and his shoes were full of feet.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

FIVE!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary had a little lamb She kept it in a closet
\nAnd every time she took it out It left a small deposit
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell.
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Mary went to heaven. The steamboat went to hell.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mosquito he fly high, mosquito he fly low,
\nBut if that mosquito lands on me… He ain’t a gonna fly no mo!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead
\nshe still will take it off to school, but on a slice of bread.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Oh the night was dark and stormy, and the ole goat was half blind.
\nbacked up to the barbed wire fence, and scratched his poor behind.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

SIX!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some of us are secret agents Some of us are spies
\nBut when we all go like this (cover your eyes with your hands)
\nWe all have private eyes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My uncle was a chemist. A chemist he is no more.
\nFor what he thought was H-2-O was H-2-S-O-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peter was a rabbit, but the rabbit is no more
\nFor what he thought was a rabbit hole.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Was a hole in the outhouse floor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one
\nBut I can tell you anyhow <\/span><\/strong><\/span>I’d rather see than be one.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I never saw a chocolate cow I never hope to see one
\nBut judging by the milk we get There certainly must be one<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

SEVEN!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We had a goat in our backyard, She ate up all the cans;
\nWhen she had her little ones, They came in Ford sedans!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, Sally had a little mule, she called him “Gentle Abel”.
\nOne day she tried to pull his tail and he kicked her in the stable.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Susie had some dynamite.\u00a0 She put it in the stove
\nThey found her clothes on Bell Road, and her on Buckeye Road<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mosquitos they fly high, Skeeters they fly low
\nWhen a skeeter lights on my neck It aint gonna fly no more<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

EIGHT!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A rich man uses toilet paper a poor man uses rags
\nbut my old man is satisfied with recycled Bistro Bags.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One summers day in winter The snow was raining fast
\nA barefoot boy with shoes on stood sitting on the grass<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My father was a terrorist My mother was a spy
\nAnd I’m the little stinker That called the FBI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary had a little lamb, She fed it very well.
\nOne day she fed it dynamite, And blew it all to hell.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

NINE!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My girlfriend lives in the mountains; She is very shy and meek.
\nShe always undresses in the dark because the mountains peak.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chicken sitting on a railroad track its heart was a little pallid.
\nRound this time came number nine – choo choo chicken salad!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rich girl drives a Cadillac, A poor girl drives a Ford,
\nMy girl drives an old grey mare, and prods it with a board!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ernie was a chicken, a chicken he’s no more,
\nwhat he thought was a chicken coop was KFCs front door<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

TEN!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Standing on a corner, doing not bit of harm,
\nAlong came a Policeman and grabbed by the arm,
\n–
\nTook me to a little box and rang a little bell,
\nAlong came a wagon and took me to a cell.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rabbi stood on the railroad track about to say his bruchas
\nAlong came the 5:15 and hit him in the tochas.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The night was dark and stormy, the wind blew out the light,
\nI tripped and stumbled out the door and cursed with all my might<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

ELEVEN!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A skinny lady took a bath and never told a soul,
\nshe forgot to put the stopper in and slid right down the hole.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There was cat in our backyard, swallowed a ball of yarn;
\nWhen she had her little ones, they came with sweaters on!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A golf ball flying through the air went by a man a humming,
\nhe heard the caddie holler “4” and thought three more were coming<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

King Solomon had a thousand wives and that’s the reason why
\nhe always missed his business trips kissing them all goodbye!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

TWELVE!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] \/ C \u2013 \/ G \u2013 \/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A man stood by his home And in his home he died
\nThe next day in the papers They called it “home-icide”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I saw a sign in a hardware store: “Boy wanted, sixteen years”.
\nNow, that’s too long to wait for a boy, it brings eyes to my tears.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, I went to call on Susie and she met me at the door.
\nHer shoes & stockings in her hand and her feet all over the floor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On mules, we find two legs behind and two we find before.
\nWe stand behind before we find what the two behind were for.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

[REFRAIN] <\/em>[C] It ain\u2019t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain\u2019t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain\u2019t gonna rain no [C] more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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