1.
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.
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With ‖: hey, ho, :‖ the wind and the rain,
For the rain it raineth every day.
2.
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.
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3.
But when I came, alas, to wive,
With ‖: hey, ho, :‖ the wind and the rain,
By swaggering could I never thrive,
For the rain it raineth every day.
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4.
But when I came unto my beds,
With ‖: hey, ho, :‖ the wind and the rain,
With tosspots still had drunken heads,
For the rain it raineth every day.
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5.
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.
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