Rain eyes that blur the rays of sunshine   When all you see is seen through tears   The whole world seems as though it's crying   Rain eyes, that's how my world appears   One sunny day in Lou'siana   The clouds began to hover low   And darkness came in early evening   And brought a rain that would not go      I's just a child when mother told me   It seems your father's gone away   It's not his fault, my child, forgive him   I should have known he would not stay   You're so much like him and he loves you   But now his love's for only you   Although he forced himself to leave you   Forgiving me he could not do      Rain eyes that cloud the hope of sunshine   When everything is seen through tears   The whole world seems as though it's crying   Rain eyes, that's how my world appears   It rains all evening into nighttime   Then rains all night and through the day   My mother's eyes are weak from crying   Forgive her, she just lost her way      Since you've been gone her eyes have clouded   And darkness reigns her weary view   She'd see again from your returning   That God knows she's in love with you   One rainy day in Louisiana   The trade winds blew the clouds away   A mother heard her boy shout, "Father"   My God, 'tis him, he's come to stay