Rainy Days
General Public Lyrics

Musical thing called the rainy days
The idea of rainy days is personified as a musical entity.

Specially designed not to make you go astray, you know
Rainy days are designed to keep you relaxed and indoors, keeping you from getting lost or sidetracked.

Rainy days, rainy rainy rainy out there
Repetition of the words 'rainy' emphasize the existence of rain outside.

Song dong dong dong dong dong dong dong
The sound of rain is imitated through the repetition of 'dong.'

Drink one beer den me sit down 'pon de sofa
The artist has a beer and prepares to relax indoors.

Look outside it was raining all over
The singer observes that there is rain outdoors falling across everything.

Go in the other rom and den me put on the fire
The singer moves to another room to start a fire and warm themselves up.

Through me did cold and me body a shiver
The artist's body is cold, leading to shivers.

Likkle after dat I said I started to wonder
The artist begins to reflect on their environment.

Three hours gone and de rain jus' a thunder
Three hours have passed and the sound of rain persists in heavy thunder.

All de time me jus' look pon de dark sky
The singer spends their time looking at the dark sky brought by heavy rain.

Hurry up and bring back de sun fe I!
The artist yearns for the rain to stop and the sun to return.

When me back a yard is gone like me gone under water
Upon returning home, the singer feels as though they are sinking underwater.

take a deep breath but me head jus' go under
Even upon taking a deep breath, the singer feels overwhelmed and unable to stay afloat.

Everything gone out of order
The singer perceives their surroundings in disarray.

Coming onto me like a lamb to the slaughter
The stress and chaos of the situation is like being led towards imminent danger like a lamb.

All around me hear the scientists a caution
Scientists warn about the serious state of the world and its dangers.

warning people 'bout the world situation
Those trained in science warn about the dangers of the global climate and other problems.

People people say you've got to be wise
People encourage each other to be intelligent and thoughtful in their actions.

When will we realize?
The artist questions when people will acknowledge these threats and begin to take action.

Everybody happy now we abolish apartheid
Apartheid has been abolished, bringing joy to many.

1963 only come like last night
Time passes quickly as though the year 1963 was like yesterday.

People people say you've got to remember
People urge each other to remember important people and events.

don;t you forget about Nelson Mandela
The artist reminds all not to forget about Nelson Mandela and his contributions.

Many years ago, yes, they called him a liar
There was a time when Mandela was mocked as a deceitful person.

Finding it hard to put him under water
People found it difficult to displace him and his movement.

South Africa is full of sharks
South Africa is a dangerous place with many adversaries and obstacles.

It's a shame that we didn't have a Noah`s Ark
It is unfortunate that the people did not have the same protection as Noah in the Bible who built an ark to survive a flood.

Chi oh oh
A musical interlude with no specific meaning.

Watch the ride
The singer advises the audience to pay attention to their journey.