Song :
E
A
A D A
The good Lord went to Noah and he told him about the flood
A F#m B7 E7
He said Noah build me a vessel and make it out of gopher wood
A D A
Build it big, build it strong so it won't be torn apart
A F#m E7 A
Old Noah built him a masterpiece and he called it Noah's ark
Chorus :
A
Now didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
B7 E7
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A F#m
Oh didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
A E7 A
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A
He had a moose and a goose and a gander,
D A
alligator and a big hippo
A F#m
A monkey and an ape, a couple of snakes,
B7 E7
a ram and a sheep and a goat
A D
He had a possum and a 'coon and a black baboon,
A
an eagle and a red-tailed hawk
A F#m
A buck and a doe, a turkey and a crow
E7 A
and a donkey trying to bark
A D A
He had leopards, lions and tigers, bulls and a buffalo
A F#m B7 E7
Orang-utans and little bitty things, all lined up in a row
A D
He had a dog and a cat and a gopher rat,
A
a great big grizzly bear
A F#m
A mule and a cow, a boar and a sow,
E7 A
he had two of everything in there
Chorus :
A
Now didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
B7 E7
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A F#m
Oh didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
A E7 A
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A Amaj7 F#m D
He had apples, peaches, plums and pears,
E7 A
grapes and apricots
A Amaj7 F#m
Bees and beans and turnip greens,
B7 E7
he had corn and baby squash
A D
He had a pumpkin and a big watermelon,
A
he had every kind of wheat
A F#m
And just before he closed that door
B7 E7 A
he grabbed a handful of mustard seed
Chorus :
A
Now didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
B7 E7
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A F#m
Oh didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
A E7 A
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A
Oh didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
B7 E7
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain ?
A F#m
Oh didn't it rain children, didn't it rain, rain, rain
A E7 F#m
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
A E7 A
Forty days and nights, didn't it rain?
