When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy

Lyrics

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 wive

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

Credits

• Words by: William Shakespeare
  Music by: John Harle
• Produced by: John Harle
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals

John Harle - saxophones, keyboards

Steve Lodder - keyboards, chamber organ

Mitch Dalton - guitars

Roy Babbington - double bass

with the John Harle Band and the Balenescu Quartet

Discography

Albums:

• John Harle - Terror And Magnificence, 1996
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Covers

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