A ring of dancers with clasped hands. A girl circles about the outside of the rest, who join in singing-- [Illustration] Go round and round the valley, As we are all so gay. The players now let go hands, and she winds in and out of the circle, singing-- Go in and out of the windows, As we are all so gay. She now stands facing one of the children, who sing-- Go back, and face your lover, As we are all so gay. Taking the hand of one of the children, she salutes her-- Such love have I to show you, As we are all so gay. The child selected then takes her place. _New York streets._ No. 64. _The Farmer in the Dell._ [Illustration] The farmer in the dell, The farmer in the dell, _Heigh ho! for Rowley O!_ The farmer in the dell. The first child chooses and places beside himself a second, then a third, and so on, while the rest sing to the same tune: The farmer takes the wife-- The wife takes the child-- The child takes the nurse-- The nurse takes the dog-- The dog takes the cat-- The cat takes the rat-- The rat takes the cheese-- The cheese stands alone. The "cheese" is "clapped out," and must begin again as the "farmer." _New York streets._ No. 65. _The Game of Rivers._ A girl is chosen to be the _Ocean_. The rest represent _rivers_. The rivers, by very devious courses (around school-desks, etc.), flow into the Ocean. Not unfrequently in their course to the sea, the rivers encounter somewhat violently. _New York._ No. 66. _Quaker, How is Thee?_ "Quaker, Quaker, how is thee?" "Very well, I thank thee." "How's thy neighbor, next to thee?" "I don't know, but I'll go see." The question is accompanied by a rapid movement of the right hand. The second child in the ring inquires in the same manner of the third; and so all round. Then the same question is asked with a like gesture of the left hand, and, after this has gone round, with both hands, left foot, right foot, both feet, and finally by uniting all the motions at once. "A nice long game," as our little informant said. _New York, Philadelphia, etc._ No. 67. _Darby Jig._ This absurd little rhyme was formerly used to accompany an animated dance, in which the arms were placed behind the waist, and the hands rested on the hips, with alternate motion. Darby, darby, jig, jig, jig, I've been to bed with a big, big wig! I went to France to learn to dance-- Darby, darby, jig, jig, jig! _Philadelphia; Massachusetts_. No. 68. _Right Elbow In._ Put your right elbow in, Put your right elbow out, Shake yourselves a little, And turn yourselves about.