IN THE EARLY MORNING RAIN

by Gordon Lightfoot; arranged by Mark Sirett

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Cypress Choral Music · In the Early Morning Rain – SATB – by Gordon Lightfoot; arr. Mark Sirett

LYRICS

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Lightfoot wrote and composed the song in 1964, but its genesis took root during his 1960 sojourn in Westlake, Los Angeles. Throughout this time, Lightfoot sometimes became homesick and would go out to the Los Angeles International Airport on rainy days to watch the approaching aircraft. The imagery of the flights taking off into the overcast sky was still with him when, in 1964, he was caring for his 5-month-old baby son and he thought, “I’ll put him over here in his crib, and I’ll write myself a tune.” “Early Morning Rain” was the result. The lyrics suggest someone down on his luck, standing at an airport fence and observing the thunderous takeoff of a Boeing 707 jet airliner. The general narrative of the song can be taken as a jet-age musical allegory to a hobo of yesteryear lurking around a railroad yard attempting to surreptitiously board and ride a freight train to get home.

Gordon Lightfoot classics in our catalogue.
Various voicings available

1) Alberta Bound

2) Canadian Railroad Trilogy

3) Carefree Highway

4) Circle of Steel

5) Cotton Jenny

6) Early Morning Rain

7) Pussy Willow, Cat-tails

8) Rainy Day People