Lyrics to “The Rain it Rains” by Spiers and Boden
When that I was a little wee boy
Sing hey ho, the wind and rain
Life was a song, and love a toy
The rain it rains, 'most every day
And when I came to man's estate
Sing hey ho, the wind and rain
'Gainst thieves and knaves men shut their gate
The rain it rains, 'most every day
Hey ho, the wind and rain
The rain it rains 'most every day
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Ten pretty girls all in one row
Sing hey ho, the wind and rain
Will blow their petticoats to and fro
And the rain it rains, 'most every day
Ten brave boys on the courtyard wall
Sing hey ho, the wind and rain
The bigger they come, the harder they fall
And the rain it rains, 'most every day
Hey ho, the wind and rain
The rain it rains 'most every day
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The wind blows high, and the wind blows low
Sing hey ho, the wind and rain
Turns a friend into a foe
The rain it rains, 'most every day
[A] long time ago, the world was begun
Sing hey ho, the wind and rain
And since that day, this song's been sung
The rain it rains, 'most every day
Hey ho, the wind and rain
The rain it rains 'most every day
Hey ho, the wind and rain
The rain it rains 'most every day