<P> The first two lines of this rhyme can be found in The Little Mother Goose , published in the US in 1912 . The melody most often associated with it is the same as `` A Tisket , A Tasket '' , which is in the public domain . The earliest known audio recording of the song was made in 1939 in New York by anthropologist and folklorist Herbert Halpert and is held in the Library of Congress . It was noted in 1939 in New York by Charles Ives ( 1874 -- 1954 ) and a version of it was copyrighted in 1944 by Freda Selicoff . </P>
<P> The first two lines of this rhyme can be found in The Little Mother Goose , published in the US in 1912 . The melody most often associated with it is the same as `` A Tisket , A Tasket '' , which is in the public domain . The earliest known audio recording of the song was made in 1939 in New York by anthropologist and folklorist Herbert Halpert and is held in the Library of Congress . It was noted in 1939 in New York by Charles Ives ( 1874 -- 1954 ) and a version of it was copyrighted in 1944 by Freda Selicoff . </P>
where did the song its raining its pouring come from
where did the song its raining its pouring come from
The Little Mother Goose , published in the US in 1912 `` A Tisket , A Tasket '' 1939 in New York by anthropologist and folklorist Herbert Halpert copyrighted in 1944 by Freda Selicoff
The Little Mother Goose , published in the US in 1912 `` A Tisket , A Tasket '' 1939 in New York by anthropologist and folklorist Herbert Halpert copyrighted in 1944 by Freda Selicoff