Whelped - 10 August, 2006

Away out here they got a name for rain and wind and fire.
The rain is Tess, the fire's Joe, and they call the wind Mariah.

Mariah blows the stars around and sets the clouds a-flyin'.
Mariah makes the mountains sound like folks was out there dyin'.

Mariah. (Mariah). Mariah. (Mariah).
They call the wind Mariah.

Before I knew Mariah's name and heard her wail and whinin',
I had a gal and she had me and the sun was always shinin'.
But then one day I left my gal, I left her far behind me
and now I'm lost, so gol' darn lost, not even God can find me.

Mariah. (Mariah). Mariah. (Mariah).
They call the wind Mariah.

Out here they got a name for rain, for wind and fire only.
But when you're lost and all alone, there ain't no name for lonely.
And I'm a lost and lonely man without a star to guide me.
Mariah blow my love to me. I need my gal beside me.

Mariah. (Mariah.)
They call the wind Mariah.
Mariah! Mariah. (Mariah.)
They call the wind Mariah.

They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh and he should know, he's been there enough
Lord I miss Daniel,
oh I miss him so much.

Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky.

Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel,
must be the clouds in my eyes

Oh God it looks like Daniel,
must be the clouds in my eyes

© 1951 by Allen Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe,
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