Two opposite rows of girls. One side advances and sings, the other side replying: "Here we come gathering nuts of May, [_thrice_] On a May morning early." "Whom will you gather for nuts of May, On a May morning early?" "We'll gather [naming a girl] for nuts of May, On a May morning early." "Whom will you send to fetch her away, On a May morning early?" "We'll send [naming a strong girl] to pull her away, On a May morning early." The game is continued until all players are brought to one side. _Charlestown, W. Va._ This game is probably a recent importation from England, where it is very well known. It seems likely that the imitative dance really belongs to the season of nut-gathering,[78] and that the phrase, "Nuts of _May_," and the refrain, have crept in from its later use as a May-game. No. 27. _Here I Brew, and Here I Bake._ A ring of children clasp hands by clenching fingers; a single child within the circle repeats the rhyme, making appropriate gestures over successive pairs of hands; at the last words he (or she) throws himself (or herself) against what is thought the most penetrable point. Here I brew and here I bake, And here I make my wedding-cake, And here I must break through. The following is a different version: Here I bake and here I brew, And here I lay my wedding-shoe, And here I must and shall break through. If the first attempt is not successful, the player within the ring runs to attack some other point. After the ring is broken, the child on his right continues the game. In New York, a violent form of the same sport goes by the name of "Bull in the Ring." No. 28. _Draw a Bucket of Water._ Four girls cross hands, and pull in rhythmical movement against each other while singing, one pair changing the position of their hands from above to below that of the other pair at the words, "Here we go under," etc. Draw a bucket of water For my lady's daughter. One in a rush, Two in a rush, Here we go under the mulberry bush. _New York._ In Massachusetts this was a ring game: Draw a pail of water For my lady's daughter. Give her a ring and a silver pin, And pay for my lady's pop under. At the last words the girl within the ring endeavors to pass under the hands of one of the couples. No. 29. _Threading the Needle._ A boy and a girl, standing each on a stool, make an arch of their hands, under which an endless chain passes, until the hands are dropped, and one of the players is enclosed. The needle's eve That doth supply The thread that runs so true; Ah! many a lass Have I let pass Because I wanted you. Or--