The song was originally composed and recorded by Australian band Flash and the Pan and included on their eponymous 1979 debut album. In 1981 it was covered by Grace Jones, who included it on Nightclubbing, her second Compass Point album, and later released as the last single from the record. The son...
[Verse 1]
Walking down the street
Kicking cans
Looking at the billboards
Oh so rad
Summing up the people
Checking out the race
Doing what I'm doing
Feeling out of place
[Hook]
Walking, walking
In the rain
[Verse 2]
Feeling like a woman
Looking like a man
Sounding like a no-no
Making what I can
Whistling in the darkness
Shining in the night
Coming to conclusions
Right is night is tight
[Hook]
Walking, walking
In the rain
[Verse 3]
Come in all you jesters
Enter all you fools
Sit down no-no's
Vulgar fools
Trip the light fantastic
Dance the swivel hips
Coming to conclusions
Button up your lips
[Hook]
Walking, walking
In the rain
Walking, walking
In the rain
Walking in the Rain was written by George Young & Harry Vanda.
Walking in the Rain was produced by Alex Sadkin & Chris Blackwell.
Grace Jones released Walking in the Rain on Mon May 11 1981.