When that I was and a little tiny boy With hey, ho, the wind and the rain A foolish thing was but a toy For the rain it raineth every day The rain it raineth every day
But when I came to man’s estate With 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 wive With hey, ho, the wind and the rain By swaggering I could never thrive For the rain it raineth every day
But when I came unto my beds With toss-pots still had drunken heads With hey, ho, the wind and the rain A great while ago the world begun With 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 And we’ll strive to please you every day We’ll strive to please you every day We’ll strive to please you every day