Fresh blades slid quick along the vein
And the rain came tumbling down
See, she'd been jealous all along
Loving only him who put his arms around

Whispring everythings sweetly in her ear
Cat-o'-nine-tails cracking at her heel
How she danced and threw him in a whirl
When the rain came tumbling down.

Hear how the people congregate
It's an aimless, gay, absurd sound
The shove-and-bustle of the crowd
All the push-and-pulling interplay around

Here's a man who holding with a smile
Something that he'd wanted for a while
Clasping tight, to lose it in a day
And the rain came tumbling down.

Fresh blades slid quick along the vein
With a sweet, sweet secret he'd found:
How things will ever lead along
To the moment when he put his arms around

Whispring other things in another's ear
Wrapped up tightly, locking at the heel
He'll have this forever and a day
And the rain came tumbling dow