Parched crops dying 'neath a dead sun
We've been praying but no good comes
The dog's howling,'s bare
We've been but now we're scared
People come comfort or just to come
Taste the dark sticky potion or hear the drums
Hands raised to Yahweh to bring the rain down
He comes crawlin' 'cross the dry fields like a dark shroud
Rainmaker, a little faith for hire
Rainmaker, the house is on fire
Sometimes folks need to b in something so bad, so bad, so bad
They'll hire a rainmaker (rainmaker)
Rainmaker says white's black and black's white
Says night's day and day's night
Says close your eyes and go to sleep now
I'm in a burnin' field unloadin' buckshot into low clouds
Rainmaker, a little faith for hire
Rainmaker, the house is on fire
Sometimes folks need to b in something so bad, so bad, so bad
They'll hire a rainmaker (rainmaker)
Slow moving wagon drawing through a dry town
Painted rainbow, crescent moon and dark clouds
Brother patriot come forth and lay it down
Your blood brother for king and crown for your rainmaker