Rain, rain go away, or come again?!: Just for laughs 

In Spain, they would say, it rains only in the plains. But now we know it’s El Nino or La Nina. Some may think the rain a pain. Some may call it a blessing. Depending on which part of the globe you’re in. But you can’t change the weather with a wishing.  

And if you feel at odds with the rain gods, you might just figure that there’s many a bard who chose to sit back and ponder over it; often drawing inspiration from the pitter patter. 

Lord Bowen (1835-1894) wrote: The rain it raineth on the just/ And also on the unjust fella/ But chiefly on the just, because/ The unjust steals the just’s umbrella (quoted in Sichel, Sands of Time). 

And to quote William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice: The quality of mercy is not strained/ It droppeth as gentle rain from heaven/ Upon the place beneath it is twice blessed/ It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. 

So, if Phil Collins should wish it would rain down on him, at least one should refrain from saying: Rain, rain go away!