the sun goes down on a cloudless sky the tide is in the waters high the fisherman are back in town tonight they ll either drink or drown wait for rain to come down wait for rain all year round it s the talk of the town goin round if you re ever in that gulf country strangest land you ve seen sun s so hot the ground s on fire thermometer won t go no higher wait for rain to come down wait for rain all year round it s the talk of the town goin round if you want to lose those lonely blues you best put on your dancing shoes the ringers make for the water hole tonight the town will rock n roll wait for rain to come down wait for rain all year round it s the talk of the town goin round now murray knows this ancient land like the back of his own hand see the brolga on the plain thousands dancing bring the pain and that rain coming down hear that rain what a mighty sound it s the talk of the town coming down and that rain coming down hear that rain what a mighty sound it s the talk of the town coming down