The nursery rhyme ‘Rain rain go away’ is said to date back
to the reign of the English Tudor monarch Queen Elizabeth 1 (1533-1603) During
that time there was great rivalry between Spain and England culminating in the
launch of the Spanish Armada in 1588. 130
ships set sail to invade England but they were defeated by the English with the
help of stormy weather!
The original rhyme went
Rain rain go away
Come again another day,
Little Johnny wants to play,
Rain rain go to Spain,
Never show your face again!
