Sweete, sweet Carroline, Dipt her face in Terpentine, Terpentine, made it shine, Sweet, sweet Caroline. or Monday night, Band of Hope, Tuesday night, pull the rope, Wednesday night, Pimlico, And out comes (Ethel Rowe). or I had a bloke down hopping, I had a bloke down Kent. I had a bloke down Pimlico, And this what he sent: O Shillali-tee-i-o. or Mary had bread and jam, Marmalade and treacle, A bit for me and a bit for you, And a bit for all the people. or Mrs. Brown went to town, Riding on a pony, When she came back she took off her hat, And gave it Mrs. Maloney. or Light the fire, blacksmith, show a pretty light, In comes (Nellie), dressed in white, Pretty shoes and stockings, pretty curly hair, Pretty beads around her neck, but no chemise to wear. or One, two, three, four, five, I caught a fish alive. Why did you let him go? Because he hurt my finger so. or The black man said (or: My mother said) That you are A., If you do not want to play, You can sling your hook away. or (skipping) One, two, buckle my shoe, Three, four, knock at the door, Five, six, breaking up sticks, Seven, eight, Mary at the gate.... (I forget the rest) or One fair maid a-dancing (repeat twice), All on a summer’s day. All go round and curtsey (repeat) All on a summer’s day. Two fair maids a-dancing etc. or (skipping) Rat a tat tat, who is that? Only grandma’s pussy-cat. What do you want? A pint of milk. Where is your money? In my pocket. Where is your pocket? I forgot it. O you silly pussy-cat. or Our boots are made of Spanish (or _of leather_) Our stockings are made of silk, Our pinafores are made of cotton As white as white as milk. Here we go around, around, And we all must touch the ground. or Rosy apples lemon and a pear A bunch of roses she shall wear. Gold and silver by her side, I shall make her my bride, Take her by the hand, Lead her across the water, Give her kisses one, two, three, And call her a lady’s daughter. or (for a ball-game) Queen Anne, Queen Anne, she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan. We bring you ten letters, pray can you read one? We cannot read one, unless you bring all, So pray Master Willie give up the ball, The ball is ours, it is not yours-- So we have a right to keep it. or (for an action game) We are washing linen, linen, We are washing linen clean (repeat) This way, tra la la, That way, tra la la (repeat). We are rinsing linen, linen etc. We are mangling linen, linen etc. We are hanging linen, linen etc. or The big ship sails on the holly holly ho, Holly holly ho Holly holly ho The big ship sails on the holly holly ho On the last day of December.