My Version of When That I was and a Little Tiny Boy

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.




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.






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.




               But when I came unto my beds,                

With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, 

 With toss-pots still had drunken heads, 

For the rain it raineth every day.




 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.

~William Shakespeare

                                                              When I was a little boy,

With hey, ho the wind and the rain,

A foolish thing was our play thing,

For the rain it rains every day.




But when I at last became a man

With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,

People didn't hang round with bad guys and thieves,

For the rain it rains every day.




But when I got married, ug!

With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,

By acting cool I could not live,

For the rain it rains every day.




But then I had to go to bed,

With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,

With drunkards and the no-goods,

For the rain it rains every day.




A long time ago when the world began,

With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,

But whatever, our play is done,

And we'll try to please you every day.

                                                ~Grace Lindsay