Scratch my back with a lightning bolt   Thunder rolls like a bass drum note   The sound of the weather is heaven's ragtime band   We all fell down from the milky way   Hangin' round here till judgment day   Heaven only knows who's in command      Barefoot children in the rain   Got no need to explain   We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain   It's always understood by those who play the game   Barefoot children in the rain      Show me yours and I'll show you mine   Take me back to days full of monkeyshines   Bouncin' on a bubble full of trouble in the summer sun   Keep your raft from the riverboat   Fiction over fact always has my vote   And wrinkles only go where the smiles have been      Barefoot children in the rain   Got no need to explain   We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain   It's always understood by those who play the game   Barefoot children in the rain   La la la la la   La la la la la   La la la la la   La la la la la la   Barefoot children in the rain      Scratch my back with a lightning bolt   Thunder rolls like a bass drum note   The sound of the weather is heaven's ragtime band   The sky turns blue and the sun appears   But the question's still what are we doin' here   I don't think the answer's close at hand      Barefoot children in the rain   Got no need to explain   We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain   It's always understood by those who play the game   Barefoot children in the rain   In the rain...   In the rain...