Early Morning Rain

Recordingdate: 1971/03/15, first released on: Elvis Now (album)

Musicians who contributed to the first recording of Early Morning Rain:
James Burton
(guitar)
Charlie Hodge
(guitar)
Chip Young
(guitar)
Norbert Putnam
(bass)
Jerry Carrigan
(drums)
David Briggs
(piano)
Charlie McCoy
(harmonica)
Joe Babcock
(vocals)
Dolores Edgin
(vocals)
Mary Holladay
(vocals)
Ginger Holladay
(vocals)
Millie Kirkham
(vocals)
Carol Montgomery
(vocals)
June Page
(vocals)
Hurshel Wiginton
(vocals)
Charlie McCoy
(vibes)
Others*
Terry Blackwood
(vocals)
Greg Gordon
(vocals)
Joe Moscheo
(vocals)
Jimmy Murray
(vocals)
*Orchestra, overdubs

Yeah, that Hawaiian wedding song has always been tough, tough to sing
The night I recorded it, I did it all night, worked on it all night
Yeah, it's just that it's difficult
(Are you actually the person that did it?)
Ah, no, there was some other people who did it
But I had all those, uh, I had all those guys, uh, y'know?
Doing the Hawaiian stuff in the background
In the early mornin' rain
With a dollar in my hand
And an aching in my heart
And my pockets full of sand
I'm a long ways from home
And I missed my loved one so
In the early mornin' rain
With no place to go
Out on runway number nine
Big 707 set to go
Well, I'm out here on the grass
Where the pavement never grows
Where the liquor tasted good
And the women all were fast
There she goes, my friend
She's rolling out at last
Hear the mighty engines roar (hear the mighty engines roar)
See the silver wing on high (see the silver wing on high)
She's away and westward bound
For above the clouds, she flies
Where the mornin' rain don't fall
And the sun always shines
She'll be flying over my home
In about three hours time
This ol' airport's got me down
It's no earthly good to me
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground
Cold and drunk as I might be
Can't jump a jet plane (can't jump a plane)
Like you can a freight train (like a freight train)
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
Ah, you guys, lemme hear the, the, uh, the beat back there, don't be-
Don't hold back too much
I said, don't hold back too much, let me hear the feels and the beats
It's awfully isolated out here
Ah, thank you, Rodney