When that i was and a little tiny boy

With a hey-ho

The wind and the rain

A foolish thing was but a toy

For the rain it raineth

Every day

But when i came to man's estate

With a hey-ho

The wind and the rain

'gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate

For the rain it raineth

Every day



But when i came alas to wife

With a hey-ho

The wind and the rain

By swaggering i could never fright

For the rain it raineth

Every day



But when i came unto my bed

With a hey-ho

The wind and the rain

With tosspots still a drunken head

For the rain it raineth

Every day



A great while ago the world began

With a hey-ho

The wind and the rain

But that's all one our play is done

And we'll strive to please you

Every day




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