Long have we waited,
Watching and weary,
Gazing aloft at
The flowerless sky;
Why have you lingered
Shy and reluctant,
Why have you tarried,
Radiant rain?
Now from the ocean,
Sweeping and swaying,
Over the hilltops,
Dancing you come,
Here may you linger,
Here may you tarry.
Bless and caress us
Bountiful rain.