Pennies From Heaven

Billie Holiday - Pennies from Heaven

A long time ago, about a million years B.C.

The best things in life were absolutely free

But no one appreciated a sky that was always blue

And no one anticipated a moon that was always new.

So it was planned that they should vanish now and then

And you must pay before you get them back again

That's what storms were made for

And you shouldn't be afraid for

Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven

Don't you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven?

You'll find your fortune's fallin' all over the town

Make sure that your umbrella is upside down

Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers

If you want the things you love, you must have showers

So when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree

There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me

Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven

Don't you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven?

You'll find your fortune's fallin' all over the town

Make sure that your umbrella is upside down

Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers

If you want the things you love, you must have showers

So, when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree

There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me

So take a big deep breath of the clean fresh air

Put a smile on your face; be a millionaire

The streets outside are paved with gold

There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me