Discover the story of the song > Devil Sent the Rain Blues – Charley Patton

The protagonist is singing about how sometimes good things happen and sometimes bad things happen, just like how sometimes it rains and sometimes the sun shines. They say that they will be there again tomorrow, even if things aren't always good. They also talk about how they followed their partner to a funeral and didn't realize how much they loved them until they were gone. Finally, they talk about how one day their partner will be mistreated and they will have to leave them behind.