When that I was and a little tiny boy
With heigh-ho, the wind and the rain
A foolish thing was but a toy
For the rain it raineth every day
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With heigh-ho, the wind and the rain
For the rain it raineth every day
But when I came to man's estate
'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate
Chorus
But when I came alas to wive
By swaggering could I never thrive
Chorus
But when I came unto my beds
The toss-pots still had drunken heads
Chorus
A great while ago, the world began
With heigh-ho, the wind and the rain
But that's all one, our song is done
And we'll strive to please you every day