Here are the (accurate enough) letter notes to “Little April Shower” – if you haven’t heard it before, it’s the best part in Bambi!
Imagine a chorus of baritone men and soprano women, all singing different parts in tandem, with the goal of recreating the sound of a storm – what’s not to love?! 😀
(Chorus)
D F# A
Drip, drip, drop
B-^C# ^D-A ^C#-B
Little April shower
A – A G F#
Beating a tune
F# E D D C#-D
As you fall all around
D F# A
Drip, drip, drop
B-^C# ^D-A ^C#-B
Little April shower
A A G-F#
What can compare
F# E D-D-C# D
To your beautiful sound
A-D-C# D
Beautiful sound
^D-A-G A
Beautiful sound
^D A B A
Drip, drop, drip, drop
F# Bb ^C#
Drip, drip, drop
^D# ^F ^F# ^C# ^F-^D#
When the sky is cloudy
^C# ^C#-B Bb-Bb
Your pretty music
G# F#-F# F F#
Will brighten the day
F# Bb ^C#
Drip, drip, drop
^D# ^F ^F# ^C# ^F-^D#
When the sky is cloudy
^C# ^C# B-Bb
You come along
Bb G# F# F# F-F#
With a song right away
A A G# A-A-G# A-E
Come with your beautiful music
(Chorus)
(x2)
D F# A
Drip, drip drop
B ^C# ^D A ^C#-B
When the sky is cloudy
A F# G-A B ^C#-^D
You come along, come along
^C# B A-G F#-E D
With your pretty little song
^C# B-A G-F#-D
Gay little roundelay (x2)
^C# B A G-F# D
Song of the rainy day (x2)
D ^C# B A G F# E – D
How I love to hear your patter
D-^C# B-A G-F# E-D
Pretty little pitter-patter
D-^C# B-A B ^C# B-A
Helter-skelter when you pelter
^E-^D ^C#-B A G F#-E
Troubles always seem to scatter
(Chorus)