There Was a Crooked Man

Alternative Lyrics & Words

Additional lyrics

Uh, Huh, Oh no, Don't let the rain come down.
Uh, huh, Oh no, don't let the rain come down.
Un, huh, Oh no, don't let the rain come down,
my roofs got a whole in it and I might drown.
Oh yes, my roofs got a hole in it and I might drown.

Additional chorus

Oh, No, don't let the rain come down,
don't let the rain come down
The roof's got a hole in it
And I might drown.

Another Version

Well, this crooked little man and his crooked little smile
Took his crooked sixpence and he walked a crooked mile
Bought some crooked nails and a crooked little bat
Tried to fix his roof with a rat-tat-tat-tat-tat

CHORUS

Now this crooked little man and his crooked cat and mouse
They all live together in a crooked little house
Has a crooked door with a crooked little latch
Has a crooked roof with a crooked little patch

Long Version

"There was a crooked man
Was once a little lad
He hadn’t any mother
And he hadn’t any dad
He hadn’t any home or a family tree
Where did he come from?
Don’t ask me!

This little crooked lad
Grew up to be a man
One leg stopped where the other began
He hobbled with a stick
For a whole crooked mile
And found a crooked sixpence
Upon a crooked style

He ran to the shop
And a tinkle went the bell
“Good morning to you missus
And what do you sell?”
“I’ve candy, and a barrow, and black silk hat …”
“None of those, thank you
I’ll buy a crooked cat

...

They [hibbled] and they [hobbled]
But they couldn’t keep in step
“Right turn” said the crooked cat
They turned to the left
Till it brought them at last
To a crooked little house
And he lived there forever
With the pussy, and the mouse"

Long Version

Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) - Serendipity Singers
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
My roof's got a hole in it and I might drown
Oh, yes, my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown

There was a crooked man and he had a crooked smile
Had a crooked sixpence and he walked a crooked mile
Had a crooked cat and he had a crooked mouse
They all lived together in a crooked little house

Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
My roof's got a hole in it and I might drown
Oh, yes, my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown

Well, this crooked little man and his crooked little smile
Took his crooked sixpence and he walked a crooked mile
Bought some crooked nails and a crooked little bat
Tried to fix his roof with a rat-tat-tat-tat-tat

Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
My roof's got a hole in it and I might drown
Oh, yes, my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown

Now this crooked little man and his crooked cat and mouse
They all live together in a crooked little house
Has a crooked door with a crooked little latch
Has a crooked roof with a crooked little patch

Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
My roof's got a hole in it and I might drown
Oh, yes, my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown

Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
Ah, ah Oh, no, don't let the rain come down
My roof's got a hole in it my roof's got a hole in it
My roof's got a hole in it and I... might... drown

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