It's raining in New Orleans
Sky seems to be falling
Clouds are being wrung out by the sun
Seems that every day
Brings more of the same
Here in paradise it rains
There's a drizzle on the river
The Mississippi shimmer
Rises to the top of its banks
The sparkling waters
Look like champagne
When in paradise it rains
Seems the gra** grows twice as fast
In the summertime
Why, it even wants to grow
Beneath the moon!
Since the latitude is tropical
Hitch your hammer to a rainbow
And float on a dream
Each lazy afternoon
Why, it's raining in the Quarter!
Streets fill with dirty water
Pigeons fly to shelter under eaves
But you won't hear the birds
Complaining round here
For they know paradise needs rain
Seems the gra** grows twice as fast
In the summertime
Why, it even wants to grow
Beneath the moon!
Since the latitude is tropical
Hitch your hammer to a rainbow
And float on a dream
Each lazy afternoon
Why, it's raining in the park now,
Ducks harmonize their squawks,
Dance on the waves in the lagoon
The showers makes them
Just as happy as a loon
When in paradise it rains
Here in paradise it rains