The Rain Brings Spring (SA) Words and Music by

Brooke Maskin

 
Comissioned for the Gettysburg Children's Choir
Soprano            

           
 
Use body percussion and/or percussive instruments during piano intro. (rubbing hands together, snaps, rubbing thights, rainstick, shakers, etc.)

 
Alto

            
                                                   



   accel.------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
                                  
     

   
Piano

 
Delicately rit.

  


           
 = 120


12 Swing
S.

          

         
A.

                   
                 
        
 
 
 
   
                     
      


    rit.   
         
                
  

           
Pno.

           
accel.----------------------------


       
     
Verse 1

              
21

S.

       
      
        
do
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do

 
A.

          
                                          
The pi tter pa tter of wa ter fa lling down

                           
       
   
     
          
        


  
Pno.

           

    
         
   
Pre-Chorus 1

                
28

S.

    
            
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do A gray clou dy sky but that


A.

        


  
                     
      
  
green grass grow ing bright er on the ground. Skies are

             
     
            
   
3

 
3

       
3


Pno.

     
  
                      
           
33

S.

   
             
does n't stop me from pu tting on rain boots and just be ing ha ppy Splash ing through the pu ddles and real li zing

  
A.

 
          
             


gray hey and that's oh kay yay! Splish splash splish splash now I'm rea li


   
   


            
3 3


3 3


3 3 3
Pno.

       
          
Chorus 1

     
38

S.

      
                    
The rain bringsSpring! The rain brings Spring! The rain brings Spring!

A.

               
              
                                 
zing With all the flow ers and co lors! We're ge ting clo ser to Su mmer!

     
    
            
   
Pno.

       
     
     

44

S.

 
               
      
Loo

 
loo Loo So don't for get this thing, the rain brings Spring!

A.

            
                
                  
With the birds and theleaves and the tre ees mm the rain brings Spring!

        
 

    
  
 

 


        
     
Pno.

  

       
     
Verse 2

               
  
50

S.

    


 
                           
Look ing out the win dow and I see Ma ny fa ces smil ing be ing free

  
A.

              
       
                  
        
      
do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do

                 
      
             
               



Pno.

        

2
  
       
Pre-Chorus 2

  
56

S.

         
          
           
Fog will make me won der if there

     
A.

            
     
 
 
            
       
do do do do do do do The om in ous fog and mist makes me won der if soon there will be lots of light


        
             
3 3 3


3 3 3 3

     
3


Pno.

  
               

  
Chorus 2


61

S.

       
           
      
will be thun der Wish ing for some sun shine but think ing Therain brings Spring!

      
A.

 
  
  
           

      
        
    
ning and thun der Wish ing for some sun shine but think ing With all the flow ers and co

  

  
                  
 
 
3


3


Pno.

    
                
 
67

S.

               
               
Therain brings Spring! The rain brings Spring! Loo loo Loo So don't

A.

                  
                     
                           
lors! We're ge ting clo ser to Su mmer! With the birds and theleaves and the tre ees

        
      
    
         
 
Pno.


Bridge

    
                     
 = 140


72 Straight
S.

 


          
             
for get this thing, the rain bringsSpring! Se a sons swish and swirl with wa ver ing wea ther

A.

   


        

                               
mm the rain bringsSpring! Se a sons swish and swirl with wa ver ing wea ther

 
3


                      

 

        
Pno.

 
3
   
                   
       
80

S.

 
            
growth de cay of na ture to ge ther This cy cle cre ates a won drous de pic tion why am I fa cing such con tra

     
        
A.


              
            
growth de cay of na ture to ge ther This cy cle cre ates a won drous de pic tion why am I fa cing such con tra




         

           
 
Pno.




   
               
 = 120 Chorus 3

     

91 Swing
S.

 
        
         
 
 
    
dic tion? Well.. The rain brings Spring! The rain brings Spring!

A.

                  

   
       
 
 
    
      
      
dic tion? Well... With all the flow ers and co lors! We're ge ting clo ser to Su

   
   


  
           
   

  
Pno.




      
Chorus 4 (Reprise)

           
         
 
97

S.

  
                       
The rain brings Spring! Loo loo Loo So don't for get this thing, The rain brings Spring!


A.

                  
                              
         
mmer! With the birds and the leaves and the tre ees mm The rain brings Spring!

    
 
        
    
           
  
Pno.

 

     
            
 
102 (Optional S or A solo riff over reprise)

S.


            
                   
The rain brings Spring! The rain brings Spring! Loo loo

A.

                                      
                        
With all the flow ers and co lors! We're ge ting clo ser to Su mmer! With the birds and the leaves

     
         
             
   
Pno.

4
     
        
         
107

S.

 
               
Loo So don't for get this thing, the rain brings Spring!


A.

      
                    
          
and the tre ees mm the rain brings Spring!

     
  3
            
        
3 3

  
rit.


Pno.

  
