by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Language: English 
He that has and a little tiny wit --
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, --
Must make content with his fortunes fit,
For the rain it raineth every day.

Composition:

    Set to music by Marc Blitzstein (1905 - 1964), "Fool's song", published 1950

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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-24
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Word count: 30