"WHEN THAT I WAS AND A LITTLE TINY BOY"
When that I was and a little tinie boy,
With hey, ho, the winde and the raine:
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the raine it raineth every day.
But when I came to man's estate,
With hey, ho, the winde and the raine:
'Gainst Knaves and Theeves men shut their gate,
For the raine it raineth every day.
But when I came, alas, to wive,
With hey, ho, the winde and the raine:
By swaggering could I never thrive,
For the raine it raineth every day.
But when I came unto my beds,
With hey, ho, the wind and the raine,
With tos-pottes still had drunken heades,—
For the raine it raineth every day.
A great while ago the world begon,
With hey, ho, the winde and the raine,
But that's all one, our Play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
William Shakespeare
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