Just Like a Butterfly

(That’s Caught in the Rain)
A popular song from 1927
Words by Mort Dixon
Music by Harry Woods


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. When it’s raining from the sky
    And I see a butterfly
    I can almost hear him sighing
    ‘Cause he has to stop his flying
    I can easily sympathize
    With those helpless butterflies

Chorus:
Here I am, lonely, tired and lonely
Crying for home in vain
Just like a butterfly that’s caught in the rain
Longing for flowers, dreaming of hours
Back in the sun-kissed lane
Just like a butterfly that’s caught in the rain
I know that all of the world is cheery
By that old cottage door
Why are my wings so weary?
I can’t fly any more
Here I am praying, brokenly saying
“Give me the sun again”
Just like a butterfly that’s caught in the rain

  1. When the little drops of rain
    Patter on my window pane
    All the world is dark and gloomy
    No one give affection to me
    Wish that I could fly away
    To somebody’s arms today