Harle: Mistress Mine - 4. When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy

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 beds

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

To please you every day