Peter, Paul & Mary - Early morning rain

TRIBUTE TO PAUL STOOKEY (Baltimore, Maryland, US, 30-12-1937)

Hoy cumple 79 años el cantante y compositor Paul Stookey, quien, junto a Peter Yarrow y Mary Travers, formó parte del trio folk Peter, Paul and Mary entre 1961 y 1970 en una primera etapa y entre 1978 y 2008 en una segunda. Lo recordamos con Early morning rain, versión en las voces del terceto neoyorquino de una canción de Gordon Lightfoot publicada en 1966.

Early morning rain  (lyrics)

In the early morning rain
With a dollar in my hand
With an aching in my heart
And my pockets full of sand
I'm a long way from home
And I missed my loved one so
In the early morning rain
With no place to go

Out on runway number nine
Big 707 set to go
Well I'm out here on the grass
Where the pavement never grows
Where the liquor tasted good
And the women all were fast
There she goes my friend
She's rolling down at last

Hear the mighty engines roar
See the silver wing on high
She's away and westward bound
Far above the clouds she'll fly
Where the morning rain don't fall
And the sun always shines
She'll be flying over my home
In about three hours time

This ol' airport's got me down
It's no earthly good to me
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground
Cold and drunk as I may be
You can't jump a jet plane
Like you can a freight train
So I'd best be on my way
In the early morning rain
So I'd best be on my way
In the early morning rain