Roger Miller - River In The Rain Lyrics

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I miss ya

Although catagorized as a "Country" singer, Roger Miller is actually what I would call a "Balladeer" His hits crossed boundries into "Pop" and Folk... But I think "Balladeer" describes him perfectly. I knew him personally in the Early '60s before his hits of Dang Me and Chug a lug. Long before King of the Road.

its very hard to find but he wrote a song for terri gibbs called ''I just dont love you thats all'' its as good as this and this song cant be beat

I like the song

I agree with Bob, truly a beautiful song and certainly one of Roger’s best. 👍🏻

What an awesome song. I actually have watery eyes listening to this.

49 fucking idiots give thumbs down.

What a voice! I enjoy him every time

Will be played as my beautiful son throws my ashes into the great carbon river near the magnificent Mt. Rainer.

Me too PJ.

Hearing for the first time. Amazing song, amazing voice!!!

Thanks for putting this up, Bob. As has been said previously, I just can't overload this one.

45 people with no clue.

Love this song and the pictures are beautiful.

Sounds like Gary Allen.

Can't explain why but this is my favorite Roger Miller song.  I can't heard it enough and it made me want to see the Broadway musical where Roger sang this song, but never got to.

Among the things I treasure...

Thank you

My husband and I are old now. We were running our Walker hound on a side road here in Houston County, Tennessee, when this song that we had never heard before came up on Sirius, and about knocked us out of the truck. I always knew the man could write, but had never heard him sing so well, so powerfully before. Thank God for these artists, these souls, who inspire the rest of us to keep trying, to keep loving. Sweet blessings on his memory.

Thank God for Sirius xm and Dallas Wayne. He played this on his show.

Listening this in the rain lol I’m freezing

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ beautiful song and the word's hit's my heart cause i lost the one i loved ....JoAnn Houser

It ends up owning you anyways...very moving and pretty much sums up life.

Roger miller .. the ultimate entertainer! So sad these days are gone! And a lot of amazing country singers have left us but at least we can look back and really appreciate what this world had before these weird ass people came along and fucked things up! Sorry for the language I’m a big Waylon fan ✌🏻🎸

I been a fan for 25 -30!years. My band was called Kansas City Stars. I’d never heard this. By the time the lead break hit I was in tears. Got me by the heart.

Artista a tutto tondo Roger Miller,uno che ha sempre saputo giocare col suo talento immenso.
Ha capito che il successo non va preso troppo sul serio.
Lo adoro.

Wonderful song from a brilliant man...

Rare,upbeat,and serious side of Roger Miller!!!

wonderfull!!

Truly one of his most soulful contributions to country. Love this one so much! Genuine

This was one our father's favorite song. Love it.

why couldnt i have been alive when he was? im only 18 but his music is the absolute best music in the history of ever. RIP Roger Miller. you know heroes always get remember but legends never die

Great song, great video! Watch it almost everyday! Thank you!

einmalig

Goosebumps

I Love this song

One of the most beautiful songs ever written by one of the most talented singer/songwriters ever! Unparalleled talent! Absolute genius! Wrote this score to a Broadway musical and had never been to a Broadway musical… Now that’s talent! Won seven Tony awards. Every song was a masterpiece!

Excellent

I've loved this song for so long ..... probably the best song Roger ever made ......

You learn to respect the river...somewhat.

Roger Miller and kris kristoferson were definitely the two best writers of country music ever

Personally, I'd pick Tom T. Hall

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn .  Great idea,...inspired !

Heartfelt...this is real country, blues. He's from flood zone... experienced and empathetic. Keeping it real.

One of the best singers. Beautiful song, wonderful voice.

2017 and I still am absolutely in love with this song <3

Rip my brother you did it

One of the best song in country music.

love this song, great video

GOD Bless thoseE PEOPLE WHO SUFFER

Anybody else hears Purple Rain in it? Roger got it first :D

Andrea Giordano i hear it but definitely roger got it first

Oh I'm sorry.Even though I'm not.

👍 Roger Miller👍
To the 17 liberals that disliked this video - please leave the country - I will pay your way.

For the record, I'm about as liberal as it's possible to get and I *made* this video. Take your politics elsewhere.

So glad I stumbled on this great song. Now I gotta find some Roger Miller CD's

You have to hear Alison Krauss's version on her new record, Windy City.

Listen to Alison Krauss sing this - goosebumps, though Roger's is the original :)

One of the best songs ever written! RIP Roger Miller the true musician of our times!

Hard for me to believe I had never heard this beautiful, sad song before. He was a very talented entertainer and song writer; Thank you Joyce for digging this one up.

My thanks go out to the poster of this video. To have composed these evocative photos with Roger's melody and lyrics is  a work of art. He'd have been proud too of what you've done.

Thanks for the kind words. Love this song.

One of my favourite writers. Like so many of his ilk he never seemed at home here on Earth.

Roger Miller has always been a favorite of mine and I wonder if he may have been inspired by another favorite...Sammy Turner's "Raincoat in the River" from 1961.

I can hear this a thousand times and never get tired or bored of it..

PJ Carron , I could to, it's so good

AMEN to that.....think how great it feels to sing it onstage 150 times!

Love this song.reminds me of th Rivers in the Texas Hill Country

Me too. This is my absolute favorite song these days.

I grew up listening to Roger Miller and singing his songs brought me out of my shell! He will always hold a special place in my heart. This song is amazing!

Great job with the pics, depicting the theme of the song!

Outstanding Singer Songwriter and always been one of my favourite Country singers....R.I.P Roger you are surely missed....

Great job on this video.

cant take credit 4 vidio but its nice

Love this song..beautiful!

Pray for Richmond/Rosenberg, Simonton, Sugar Land, Missouri City, and all surrounding areas in Texas tonight as the Brazos is taking over areas it has not flooded in five generations.

Thinkyouknowmusic.com brought me here.

Beautiful song!

Reminds me of home

i lived in austin loved it knoe the brazos well

this didnt get much play i think its 1 ofhis best

Allison Krause is bringing it back. Hope it gets more airplay. Beautiful song. One of my favorites, too.

I agree! Roger was asked which of his songs he liked the best and he said "I believe in the sunshine". It is GREAT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hs6RCyrIGw

Old Doctor....He was from Oklahoma and his accent is great. Nothing contrived. Can you imagine some hack from NYC trying to sing this? Yuk

+roger huff so was my dad his grandma was full blood cherokee

J Gadsby damn right

he van play anything  with  strings

I suppose that's a crack at Alison Krauss, who is from NYC. You're an idiot.

Roger Miller born FT. Worth Texas

no one can sing this as good as roger

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Great song

Anyone know who played instrumental guitar in this one?

roger he started his career playing for minnie pearl

roger did he began his career playing for minnie pearl

he can make u laugh or cry

Did he also speak in broken English and put extra spaces between his words when he wrote?

Genius wordsmith!

linda demais...

Roger was a great artist we lost a good one when he passed on...Nice guitar lead in this tune, excellent lyrics also...

June 2, 1985 - Roger Miller and the Broadway production of "Big River" win seven Tony awards, including Best Musical and Best Score. :)

Probably roger miller.....that boy could play

Roger hit #36 in Billboard, 11-23-85. God bless you, Bob, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a blessed weekend! RIP, Roger.

+Dave Wollenberg AWESOME SONG! As I posted on one of your other comments, I am going back in time 30 years to hear the weekly country top 40 from this week in 1985. Plan to do this for the next 5 years so I can relive the "Neotraditional Era" of Country Music week by week (86 to 89)! Right now I can access the full top 40 (top 100 even!) on Billboard's archived magazines week by week. However, after December of 1986 there is not another one until December of 1989. I plan to then cut it to the top 25 which are posted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart Archives (which date back only to January of 1985). Do you have any access to Billboard's full top 40 (each week) in 1987, 88, and 89? That would be great if you did because although the top 25 covers all the major hits and then some, I would miss great songs like this that peaked at #36. Unfortunately Roger Miller's last top 40 song on country radio. Great song though. Hard to believe this is the same guy who does "Can't Roller-skate In A Buffalo Herd" and "Dang Me!" Anyway I figured you would be the one to ask about more billboard weekly chart archives from the late 80s as you seem to know this chart backward and frontward. Anyway love your comments. What a shame this song was only in the top 40 for 2 weeks. Great song. LOVING this era of country music though! Such a magical mix of pop, folk, bluegrass, etc in there. Lots more diversity in the late 80s than in today top 40 country hit list; Not to mention about 4 new songs in the countdown every week. I was born in 1987 and actually do not remember this era, but it is awesome reliving the country music of this era through collecting these billboard hits. Keep up the great posts.

+George Pilzer I finally answered my own question. Dave, do you know about THIS page? http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Billboard-Magazine.htm AWESOME info here. EVERY Billboard Magazine addition from 1943 to 2009. Includes the full charts in every genre EACH WEEK, INCLUDING COUNTRY!!! THIS is where I will get my info on the FULL country charts each week in 1987, 88, and 89 where they are not listed on that other site. Is this where you get all of your facts and trivia from too?

my favorite  roger miller song ever!  so suck my pineus!

my favrite roger miller song , love it so much!

Such a great song. Lyrically and acoustically marvelous!

I love this song! :-)

goosebumps, I am  equally silent.

Good morning my dear Caiy :-) Have a lovely Sunday :-) Liefs xo

@Elsa Petersen
Good night my dear Elsa
Baie dankie. liefs xo

Still goosebumps

There Will Never Be Another Roger Miller

My granddad turned me on to Roger Miller when I was very little, and I've loved his music ever since. This song is so moving. Can anyone tell me who plays guitar on this recording?

+Becky Shipkosky he played very well,he started his career playin for minnie pearl

Two people are credited for playing electric guitar on the original album I still own. Reggie Young and Larry Byron. So, almost certainly, it's Reggie Young.

he did he was a good guitar manhe started his career playin for minnie pearl

His best song .....

Just an awesome song ... a musical gem really :-) And your video is most wonderful ... thank you :-) Stephan

I'm happy y'all like him ty

I LOVE ♥ LOVE ♥ LOVE ♥  LOVE ♥  LOVE This Song....Thank you !!!! The musical arrangement is gorgeous!!!!.........

ty a lot miss him

ur welcome

Beautiful

agree, I love him..sometimes he hoovers over me.

This is my all time favourite Roger Miller song

Looking for a recording of Jamey Johnson signing this live.  I've heard him do it, and it's awesome.  Great song.

I always thought of this song as metaphor for addiction and those whose lives have been scared by it.  It reminds of my mother who battled drugs and alcohol all her life.  I think of my brother and I when Roger sings "But in a time of trouble, when you're out of hand and your muddy bubbles roll across my floor."  Of course we could always see how she was destroying herself, but still some part of her was always our beautiful mother.  "Carrying away the things I treasure, hell there ain't no way to measure why I love you more than I did the day before." 

toked a bit but no hard stuff

Miller did have a (rumored) amphetamine addiction in the early 70's that supposedly effected his songwriting ability.

But I don't believe that this song was ever written as a metaphor for drug addiction. It was written for "Big River"', a broadway musical about Huckleberry Finn. It's about the Mississippi River.

John prine angels from montgomery

John prine angel from montgomery

When I get to the other side, the first concerts I want to attend are Roger Miller and Robin Gibb.

Both very talented. They were so much better than the drivel we get today.

I would add the other half of Uncle Tupelo to that. Sun Volt is making some fine music as well.

Great ! Bob. Love the images too.

+Tony Young king of the road made him a fortune