This one has undergone some serious surgery. The original was written in 1994 and served
as the inspiration for the rest. But, after writing The Magicmaker in 2001, I felt that
The Rainmaker was not exactly up to par. I took the main motif and developed a middle section
with a different rhythm which I carried on into a new variation. I then rewrote the lyrics entirely
to fit the new length and the style that I had now fallen in to. The result is much better than the
original, especially the finale which I find to be a very beautiful melody.

	On the horizon the clouds are moving; Poised to pour down from the heavens		Yet something strange, it seems, is happening to the rain that comes downward falling		Delicious flavour seems to linger - "Quite a feat," admits the stranger
	"I can make it taste of fish or any other food I wish"		The friends admire the man's invention and fail to see such intervention		The mast that pumps out the liquid flavour needs attention to the sprayer
	Rupert now must climb the tower And fix the leak within the hour		The birds that guard the hollow skies have vowed to cause the man's demise
	They sleep as it snows in the night When they wake they know that something isn't right		Podgy tests the fruit-flavoured snow But Rupert knows there's one more place to go		All the birds have vanished from the woods He finds a guide to show him where they hide
	The flavoured rain has stolen their supply; They seek revenge and soar upon the wind across the sky		Rupert knows the flavours have to die, now Rupert knows the flavours have to die		The feathered frenzy will end the tests and put the troubled birds at rest
	They make their way towards the mast to rectify the rain at last		And promise to be true to science And work with nature in complete compliance
					We should leave well alone