Incy Wincy Spider

Incy Wincy Spider and

It's raining it's pouring.  The old man is snoring.  He went to bed and bumped his head and he couldn't get up in the morning.  Rain, rain go away, come again another day.

 

The rhyme is believed to have originated from Ireland during the commonwealth period (1649-1660) and the dictatorial conditions in the country at that time. 

The poor weather conditions in line one reflect the genocide committed against Irish Catholics whilst the last three lines are most likely a wish that Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England, will die in his sleep.