John Allee
The Wind and the Rain
Words by William Shakespeare/John Allee
Music by John Allee
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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 wive
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
Some drunkard’s song rang in my head
For the rain it raineth every day
A great while ago the world begun
With a hey, ho, the wind and the rain
But that’s all one, our record’s done
And we’ll strive to please you every day
For the rain it raineth anyway
© 2019 John Allee/Portuguese Knees Music ASCAP.
Lyrics Reprinted with Permission. All Rights Reserved.