The TikToker says although the nursery rhyme doesn’t describe anyone in particular, it acts as a ‘cautionary tale.’
Although it appears to be describing a downpour, the woman reveals that surprisingly, it has nothing to do with rain.
She continues: “In actual fact, the old man liked a good drink, and ‘it’s raining and pouring’ refers to the alcoholic drinks being poured very liberally – like it’s raining cocktails and shots.”
The TikToker confirms that it actually is about a man who has had far too many to drink, adding: “After drinking so much that he couldn’t stay awake, he started nodding off and snoring.
“So he decided ‘It’s time to sleep it off.’ But by this point, he was so inebriated he probably couldn’t even walk in a straight line.
“So when he went to bed he stumbled, fell or otherwise drunkenly bumped his head. And that must’ve been some bump because he couldn’t get up in the morning.”
While you’d suspect the man couldn’t get up due to a rough hangover, there’s actually a much more depressing reason.
The TikToker concludes: “Well, he was dead. That’s right, most experts agree that the man never got up again because he suffered from a major head trauma.”