Crooked Little Man (Don't Let the Rain Come Down) was written by Ersel Hickey & Ed E. Miller and recorded by The Serendipity Singers, 1964. I sing it for kindergarteners. They love it. Here's my play sheet. Crooked Little Man, The [Capo 2] Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down Uh-[D]huh, oh no, don't let the [G]rain come down Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down My [D]roof's got a hole in it and I might drown Oh yes, my [D]roof's got a hole in it And I might [G]drown There [G]was a crooked man And he [D]had a crooked smile [D]Had a crooked sixpence And he [G]walked a crooked mile [G]Had a crooked cat And he [C]had a crooked mouse They [D]all lived together In a crooked little [G]house Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down Uh-[D]huh, oh no, don't let the [G]rain come down Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down My [D]roof's got a hole in it and I might drown Oh yes, my [D]roof's got a hole in it And I might [G]drown Well, this [G]crooked little man And his [D]crooked little smile [D]Took a crooked sixpence And he [G]walked a crooked mile [G]Bought some crooked nails And a [C]crooked little bat [D]Tried to fix his roof with a rat-a-tat-[G]tat Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down Uh-[D]huh, oh no, don't let the [G]rain come down Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down My [D]roof's got a hole in it and I might drown Oh yes, my [D]roof's got a hole in it And I might [G]drown Now this [G]crooked little man And his [D]crooked cat and mouse They [D]all lived together In a [G]crooked little house [G]Has a crooked door With a [C]crooked little latch That's a [D]crooked group With the crooked little [G]patch UUh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down Uh-[D]huh, oh no, don't let the [G]rain come down Uh-[G]huh, oh no, don't let the [C]rain come down My [D]roof's got a hole in it and I might drown Oh yes, my [D]roof's got a hole in it And I might [G]drown UUh-[G]huh, oh no, Don't let the [C]rain [D]come [G]down
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