Rodgers then harmonized this same section of the melody differently in different stanzas, using a series of minor triads one time and major triads the next. The first section of the melody has the distinctive property of using only the notes 1, 2, and 5 (Do, Re, and So) of the scale. Many stage productions also make this change, shifting "The Lonely Goatherd" to another scene. However, Ernest Lehman, the screenwriter for the film adaptation, repositioned this song so that Maria would sing it with the children during the thunderstorm scene in her bedroom, replacing " The Lonely Goatherd", which had originally been sung at this point. The original Broadway musical places this song in the Mother Abbess's office, just before she sends Maria to serve Captain von Trapp's family as governess to his seven children. These are the things she selects to fill her mind with when times are bad.
In the musical, the lyrics to the song are a reference to things Maria loves, such as "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens".
The song was first introduced by Mary Martin and Patricia Neway in the original Broadway production and sung by Julie Andrews in The Garry Moore Show's 1961 Christmas special and the 1965 film.
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