The nursery rhyme "Its Raining, Its Pouring" is a four-line verse that has been sung to children for generations. The poem goes as follows: "Its raining, its pouring, the old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head, and couldnt get up in the morning". There are several interpretations of the meaning behind the rhyme, some of which are:

• An old man napping on a rainy day: The rhyme describes an old man who is napping on a rainy day. He wakes up, hits his head in his drowsy state, and goes back to bed to sleep off his injury. However, he does not wake up in the morning.

• Alcohol: According to some interpretations, the old man in the rhyme was drunk and couldnt stay awake. "Its raining, its pouring" refers to the alcoholic drinks being poured very liberally like its raining cocktails and shots.

• Head injury: Another interpretation suggests that the old man bumped his head and suffered an intracranial hemorrhage, which caused him to die in his sleep.

• Superstition: British folklorist Alice Bertha Gomme suggests that the song refers to the burying of children - sometimes alive - due to ancient superstitions that rain could cause death.

It is worth noting that the true meaning behind the rhyme is unknown, and these interpretations are just speculations.