A 1923 song republished in 1942 with WW2 lyrics.
Words and music by Wendall W. Hall.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- The night was dark and dreary
The air was full of sleet
The old man stood out in the storm
His shoes were full of feet
Chorus
Oh! it ain’t gonna rain no mo’, no mo’
It ain’t gonna rain no mo’
How in the world can the old folks tell
It ain’t a-gonna rain no mo’
- “I’m licked” said Mussolini
The Niponese said “we’re thru”
Herr Hitler said as he bowed his head
“Mein Gott, they got me, too”
Chorus
Oh! he ain’t gonna reign no mo’, no mo’
He ain’t gonna reign no mo’
The Dictator cussed as he bit the dust
And he ain’t a-gonna reign no mo’
- We’re on our way to Tokio
The saps they want a scrap
They made the date we won’t be late
We’ll slap ’em off the map
Chorus
Oh! it ain’t gonna be so long no, mo’
It ain’t gonna be so long
They’re gonna pay in a great big way
And it ain’t a-gonna be so long
- We’ll quit when it’s all over
We’ll quit when we have won
But we ain’t gonna quit at all
Until the job is done
Chorus
Oh! there ain’t gonna be no war no, mo’
There ain’t gonna be no war
They’re gonna run like a son-of-a-gun
And there ain’t a-gonna be no war
- I hope I’m not misleading
I’ve tried to make it plain
That even tho your skies are dark
It ain’t a-gonna rain
Chorus
Oh! it ain’t gonna rain no mo’, no mo’
It ain’t gonna rain no mo’
You’re gonna smile with a great big smile
Cause it ain’t a-gonna rain no mo’