It's raining, it's pouring
The old man is snoring.
Bumped his head and went to bed,
and didn't get up till the morning.
That's what this weather reminds me of. I think my mom used to sing the song with me, but now that I think of it, it doesn't make much sense. What does the rain have to do with snoring and head bumps? Must be an allusion to something there that I don't get.
posted by Shoshana @ 3:02 PM
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I always heard it as:
It's raining
It's pooring
the old man is snoring
he bumped his head
and went to bed
and couldn't wake up in the morning
So maybe he's dead?
Robbie -
That's kind of horrifying. But probably true.
It reminds me of the ring around the rosy rhyme that is about the plague. Beautiful what we teach kids, isn't it?
Someone tried to convince me it was about God, that He created the world and then let it be and isn't watching it. I wasn't convinced.
Ezzie -
I don't think I'm convinced by that one either.
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