Gonna pack my suitcase
Trying to find a warmer place to spend the night
Heavy heavy rain is falling
Seems I hear your voice calling "it's all right"
Rainy night in Portland
Rainy night in Portland
Lord it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yawn
Lord it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yawn
Pretty girls are passing
Taxi cabs and buses running through the night
A distant morning in Kingston train
Seems to sing a sad refrain
But that's all right
Rainy night in Portland
Rainy night in Portland
Lord it's raining
All over the yawn
Lord it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yawn
How many nights I wonder
It still comes out the same
No matter how you look at it
It's life
You just got to play the game
So I sit down in a box car
Play my guitar
Pass some time
Late at night I go to rest
I held your pictures to my chest
And I feel sad
Rainy night in Portland
Rainy night in Portland
Like it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yawn
God it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yown
How many nights I wondеr
It still work out the same
No matter how you look at it
It's lifе
You just got to play the game
So I sit down in the box car
Play my guitar
Pass some time
Late at night I go to rest
I held your picture to my chest
And I feel fine
Rainy night in Portland
Rainy night in Portland
Lord it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yawn
Lord it's raining (raining, raining)
All over the yawn
Lord it's raining (it's raining, it's raining)
All over the yown
(raining, raining)
(raining, raining)
(raining, raining)
(raining, raining)
Rainy Night in Portland was written by King Burnett.
Rainy Night in Portland was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.