About The Song

“Rhythm of the Rain” is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 9, 1963, and spent two weeks at number 1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. “Rhythm of the Rain” is characterized by its soothing melody and poignant lyrics, depicting heartbreak and longing amid the falling rain. The Cascades, the band behind the song, originated as the Silver Strands, a group of United States Navy personnel, before achieving international success with “Rhythm of the Rain”.

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Lyrics

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I’ve been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again

The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart

Rain, please, tell me now does that seem fair
For her to steal my heart away when she don’t care?
I can’t love another when my hearts somewhere far away

The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart

Rain won’t you tell her that I love her so
Please, ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I’ve been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again

Oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter patter, pitter patter
Oh, oh, oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter patter, pitter patter