A TikToker, known as 'StupidLittleGenius,' shared a video that unveiled the dark truth behind 'It’s Raining, It’s Pouring,' a song that generations of children in the UK have been singing for years.
Many people still think that 'It’s Raining, It’s Pouring' is related to the weather. However, the truth behind it is not, leaving viewers astounded by this unexpected revelation. And it's much darker than anticipated.
Everyone knows the rhyme - 'It’s Raining, It’s Pouring' goes like this:
'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.'
According to TikToker, the rhyme doesn't directly refer to any specific person but rather tells us a cautionary tale. She reveals that this rhyme has nothing to do with the weather at all.
Instead, she shared that the narrative behind the rhyme suggests the old man liked a good drink and was often drunk. The cautionary story suggests that he likely tripped, fell, and could never get up...because he was dead.
She said in her video: 'In actual fact, the old man liked a good drink, and 'it's raining and pouring' refers to the alcoholic drinks being poured very liberally like it's raining cocktails and shots.'
'That's right, the old man was drunk, very drunk,' she continued.
'Anyway, after drinking so much that he couldn't stay awake, he started nodding off and snoring so he decided it was time to sleep it off.
'But, by this point, he was so inebriated, he probably couldn't even walk in a straight line.
'So, when he went to bed, he stumbled, fell, or otherwise drunkenly bumped his head.
'And that must have been some bump because he couldn't get up in the morning, because well... he was dead.'
She clarified that many specialists in nursery rhymes concur with the notion that the old man's failure to rise again stemmed from a severe head injury. However, he did crack his head in the story, in the fictional tale.
At the end of the video, she explained, 'So there you have it, a cautionary tale to remind us that when it's raining and pouring alcoholic beverages, don't drink so much that you bump your head, or you could end up dead.'
Numerous people were stunned and shared their thoughts about the rhyme.
One person commented: When I was a kid and questioned this I was told it’s to tell you never to sleep with a concussion or soon after banging your head?
A second said: I was told he fell over had a bump and had concussion
A third wrote: My childhood had it's raining it's pouring the old man is snoring splish a slosh as the rain comes down diddle until the morning
Someone else said: I was a lost soul, wondering if life had dealt me a bum hand of outrageous fortune. But now ......... after learning the true meaning of this nursery rhyme ........ I can skip forward into the sunshine and grab future opportunities with a real zest for life!
