The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down
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"The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" is a narrative song from the Walt Disney
musical film
featurette
, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It was written by Robert & Richard Sherman and sung by an off-screen chorus with occasional lines sung by veteran character actor, Sterling Holloway
who provided the voice of Pooh.
the rain rain rain
came down down down
in rushing, rising riv'lets
till the river crept out of its bed
and crept right into piglet's
poor piglet, he was frightened,
with quite a rightful fright.
and so, in desperation
a message he did write.
he placed in a bottle
and it floated out of sight.
and the rain rain rain
came down down down
so piglet started bailing.
he was unaware,
atop his chair,
while bailing he was sailing!
and the rain rain rain
came down down down
and the flood rose up up upper
pooh, too, was caught so he thought,
"i must rescue my supper!"
ten honey pots he rescued,
enough to see him through,
but as he sopped up his supper,
the river sopped up pooh!
and the water twirled
and tossed him
in a honey pot canoe!
the rain rain rain
came down down down
(4x)
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
featurette
Featurette
Featurette is a term used in the American film industry to designate a film whose length is approximately three quarters of a reel, or about 20–44 minutes in running time - thus midway between a short subject and a feature film; thus it is a "small feature"...
, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day is a 1968 animated featurette based on stories from the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. The featurette was produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution on December 20, 1968 before The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit. This was...
and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It was written by Robert & Richard Sherman and sung by an off-screen chorus with occasional lines sung by veteran character actor, Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Price Holloway, Jr. was an American character actor who appeared in 150 films and television programs. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company...
who provided the voice of Pooh.
the rain rain rain
came down down down
in rushing, rising riv'lets
till the river crept out of its bed
and crept right into piglet's
poor piglet, he was frightened,
with quite a rightful fright.
and so, in desperation
a message he did write.
he placed in a bottle
and it floated out of sight.
and the rain rain rain
came down down down
so piglet started bailing.
he was unaware,
atop his chair,
while bailing he was sailing!
and the rain rain rain
came down down down
and the flood rose up up upper
pooh, too, was caught so he thought,
"i must rescue my supper!"
ten honey pots he rescued,
enough to see him through,
but as he sopped up his supper,
the river sopped up pooh!
and the water twirled
and tossed him
in a honey pot canoe!
the rain rain rain
came down down down
(4x)
Literary Sources
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyondWalt's Time: from before to beyondWalt's Time: from before to beyond is a 252-page autobiographic, full color book by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. It was edited by Imagineers Bruce Gordon, David Mumford and Jeff Kurtti and was published in 1998 by Camphor Tree Publishers who are out of Santa Clarita, California...
. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998. - Peterson, Monique. Disney's The Little Big Book of Pooh. New York: Disney Editions, 2002.