When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
For 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 the gate,
For the rain it raineth every day.
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
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.
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
For the rain it raineth every day.

Long, long 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.
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
For the rain it raineth every day.