When That I Was & A Little Tiny Boy Lyrics - Elvis Costello

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 

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But when I came alas to wife 

With a hey-ho 

The wind and the rain 

By swaggering I could never fright 

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 a drunken head 

For the rain it raineth 

Every day 

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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