Tin Can at My Feet

Every singer wants a hit,

Randy Newman threw them a bone…

Nora, Bette and Melanie,

Sang it but weren’t alone.

Dusty, Judy, Diamond and Crocker,

Tried to make it their own;

So did Barbara, and Claudine Longet,

And also Tom O’Dell and Nina Simone.

Mr. Newman scored a winner;

Royalties earning a rich man’s pay…

Never once has he looked back,

Or thought of rain today.