Black rain, black rainnDon't fall on menCan't you see I'm doin' my bestnBlack rain, black rainnDon't fall on menWhen I lay to take my restnnAnd love, it don't dienIt just goes from girl to girlnTown to town, rose to rosenAll around the worldnLike a ghost upon a breezenIn a land of elegiesnnBlack rain, black rainnDon't catch me lownAnd cover the sinner sunnBlack rain, black rainnWhere can I gonWhen you leave me nowhere to runnnAnd love, it don't dienIt just goes from girl to girlnTown to town, rose to rosenAll around the worldnLike a ghost upon a breezenIn a land of elegies