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Artist: John Prine
Canonical path: /prine-john/great-rain
Related lyric paths: 6
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Great Rain
Read Great Rain lyrics by John Prine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Great Rain
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Great rain great rain
I thought I heard you call my name
Great rain great rain
I thought I heard you call my name
I was standing in the station
Waving down an unmarked train
There's a fire at the junction
Why do you do the things you do
There's a fire at the junction
Why do you do the things you do
I was praying for mercy
And all he ever sent me was you
Jimmy bought the liquor
I bought the cups and ice
Jimmy bought the liquor
I bought the cups and ice
I tell you funny stories
Why can't you treat me nice
Great rain great rain
I thought I heard you call my name
Great rain great rain
I thought I heard you calling my name
I was standing by the river
Talking to a young Mark Twain.
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John Prine performs "Great Rain", and this lyric page sits inside the John Prine catalog on LyroVerse.
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