Nancy Kennison wrote, "One poem I looked at [on Mama Lisa's World] was 'It's raining, It's pouring'. My family, as well as some rhyming books I had as a child, had a slightly different version. I thought I would share it with you..."
It's raining,
It's pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He bumped his head
When he went to bed
And won't get up 'till morning.
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“It's raining, it's pouring ... ”
By Mother Goose
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
The old man’s snoring.
He got into bed
And bumped his head
And couldn’t get up in the morning.
Source: I Saw Esau (1992)
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"It's Raining, It's Pouring" is an English language nursery rhyme and children's song. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16814.[1]
Origins[edit]
The first two lines of this rhyme can be found in The Little Mother Goose, published in the US in 1912.[2] The melody is associated with A Tisket, A Tasket and What Are Little Boys Made Of?[3]
The earliest known audio recording of the song was made in 1939 in New York by anthropologist and folklorist Herbert Halpert and is held in the Library of Congress.[4] Charles Ives added musical notes 1939,[citation needed] and a version of it was copyrighted in 1944 by Freda Selicoff.[5][6]
The poem goes as follows:[7]
It's raining, it's pouring,The old man is snoring,He went to bed and bumped his head,And couldn't get up in the morning.Interpretation[edit]
It has been suggested that the verse is a "classic description" of a head injury ("bumped his head"), followed by a lucid interval and an inability to resume normal activity ("didn't get up in the morning").[7] Andrew Kaye in Essential Neurosurgery suggested that, in regard to the first verse at least, the rhyme is an interpretation of an accidental death ("didn't get up in the morning"; indicating that no attempt or ability to get up was made).[7]
It's Raining It's Pouring is an English nursery rhyme. It is traditional and was first time published in 1939.
Why not sing this rhyme on a rainy day - when the rain is pouring down outside? We recommend that you put on raincoats and go outside to sing the song - in the rain! The kids love this! And it is very refreshing. And going inside the house after having played in the rain - that is a great feeling. It is so worth it :) Have fun!
Don't remember the It's Raining, It's Pouring tune? No problem! You can listen to "It's Raining, It's Pouring" at the bottom of this page...
It's raining, it's pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He bumped his head and went to bed
And he couldn't get up in the morning.
It's raining, it's pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He bumped his head and went to bed
And he couldn't get up in the morning.
Let's listen to the nursery rhyme It's Raining, It's Pouring! Click the play-icon and sing along!
YOUR Experiences With It's Raining, It's Pouring
How and when do YOU use the nursery rhyme It's Raining, It's Pouring? Are you doing anything special while singing it? Please tell us all about it! :)
It's raining, it's pouring;
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and he
Bumped his head
And he couldn't get up in the morning.
It's snowing, it's blowing
The old man is growing
He ate so much one day for lunch
Every part of him was showing.
It warm out and sunny
The old man loves honey
He tried to seize
A batch from the bee's
And they didn't find it funny.
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