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A special gift for Oliver
Rain on the roof while dad rocks him
Rain on the Roof
Rain on the Roof
Lullaby
Slow and quiet, sung softly over a small arrangement - written to be played at bedtime.
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Rain is walking on the roofOliver it sounds like proofSomeone up there knows your nameTapping soft and always sameDad is rocking one two threeSlow as any rocking seaRain is counting every beatNothing here for you to meetSleep now Oliver the rainKnows the rhythm of the nightSleep now Oliver the rainWill be quiet by the lightGutter singing at the sideWindow keeping weather wideYou are dry and you are warmHeld up here above the stormSleep now Oliver the rainKnows the rhythm of the nightSleep now Oliver the rainWill be quiet by the light
Lullaby
English
The story behind this song
Rain patters steadily on the roof while dad rocks him slowly in the dark, the two sounds finding the same rhythm.
Why this moment matters
Two steady rhythms at once - rain on a roof, a parent's slow rocking - is about as reliable a recipe for sleep as exists.