"Pennies from Heaven" — Arthur Johnston and Burke's 1936 optimism.
Writer(s): johnny burke, arthur johnston
Every time it rains,
It rains pennies from heaven
Dont you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven
Youll find your fortunes falling
All over the town
Be 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 dont run under a tree
Therell be pennies from heaven for you and me
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- Written by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke for the 1936 film of the same name, introduced by Bing Crosby. The instruction to collect your troubles and turn them into pennies from heaven — economic optimism reframed as spiritual practice.