"The Rainy Day" is a children's rhyme read aloud from "CHILD SONGS OF CHEER", a book by EVALEEN STEIN (published in Boston, by LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD Co. in August, 1918). In this poem for kids, the author (taking on the voice of a child) finds a way to escape the misery of a rainy day indoors. In this poem, the author daydreams of how much fun it would be to play the adventurous role of a pirate in the warm waters of the Caribbean or Spanish Main.
THE RAINY DAY
Let's sail all day, away, away
To the splendid Spanish Main
And the sultry seas of the Caribbees
And skies that never rain!
As pirates bold with bags of gold
And cutlasses and things,
We'll pack doubloons and silver spoons
In chests with iron rings.
And these we'll carry and secretly bury
In cannibal isles afar;
Like Captain Kidd, when they're safely hid
We won't tell where they are.
Let's sail all day, away, away
To the splendid Spanish Main
And the sultry seas of the Caribbees
But at night sail home again!
MUSIC CREDITS:
The theme music for Evergreen Tales was composed and recorded by Eddie Lewis (https://www.EddieLewis.com).
ART CREDITS:
The graphics for this Evergreen Tales poem reading for children were created by Pearl Lewis (https://www.DrPearlLewis.com).