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 THRIVE

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 HAD DRUNKEN HEADS 

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