The song tells the tale of a young man vying for the attention of a young woman. The Irish also adopted the song and in the chorus refer to Belfast City - the song is sometimes called 'The Belle of Belfast City', or 'The Wind and the Rain.'

Collected around England in the 19th century and appeared in collections at the turn of the 20th century. Song Details Children playing games in the streetīrief: Well-known children's song. She won’t tell her ma till she comes home,

Let the wind and the rain and the hail go highĪnd the snow come a tumbling from the sky If she doesn’t get the fella with the rovin' eye. With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, Knock on the door and they ring that bell God picked you out from all the rest, Because God knew I'd love you the best.Pray won’t you tell me who is she?. I really think that God above Created you for me to love. Because God made the stars to shine, Because God made the ivy twine, Because God made the skies so blue, Because God made you, that's why I love you.

Tell me why the stars do shine, Tell me why the ivy twines, Tell me why the skies are blue, And I will tell you just why I love you. The new version was titled 'Tell Me Why' (or can be the longer 'Tell Me Why the Stars Do Shine' or 'Oh, Tell Me Why (The Stars Do Shine)' and is now considered a Children's Song. In 1945, Edwards, Spaeth, and Parish modified Mower/Burtch's 1899 work 'Why I Love You' into more of a traditional folk tune and took the original Chorus and built around it. Burtch Original lyrics written by Fred Mower Language English Adapted from Why I Love You written by Roy L. Music written by Michael Edwards, Sigmund Spaeth Lyrics written by Mitchell Parish Original music written by Roy L.

Song lyrics 'tell me why