Howard Mcbane

There's a man in my town named Howard McBane Twenty years ago he said he'd come to make it rain (The) crops they all were dying back in eighteen ninety three Howard came to town and told them put your faith in me He rode in on a train from east of the big river It was so damn hot that morning still I couldn't help but shiver Daddy told me he wa'n't nothing but a snake oil dealer to these desperate farmers Howard seemed like a faith healer Howard told the people if they wanted to have water sign the dotted line, bring him their money wine and daughters common folk get desperate when there's nowhere left to turn last summer was a scorcher, their fields were sun burned so they gave him what he wanted what else could they do he winked and laughed and told them, I'll make it rain on you then Howard climbed the hill on the southern edge of town and he ranted and he chanted and the rain came pouring down Howard McBane rode in on that train come to make it rain this town will never be the same Howard McBane rode in on that train come to make it rain Howard McBane There's a man in my town named Howard McBane Twenty years ago he said he'd come to make it rain Now there ain't no woman in this town Howard ain't defiled Ain't nothing that he don't own for two hundred square miles (We) thought he was a miracle, (but) he was no messiah no amount of holy water can put out this fire train that came up straight from hell twenty years ago is heading back to Hades with a cargo of lost souls Howard he is heading to another dried up town where they'll sign his dotted line and he'll make that rain come down Howard McBane is a demon, an archangel from hell drain your soul for a couple drops of water in your well now your seeds are all dying in the ground where they fell and he's off to find more suckers who need rain Howard McBane ...