The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha
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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.
Gomme, Alice Bertha
Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain
Farewell ladies, O ladies, O ladies,
Farewell ladies, and gentlemen too.
[Then the same verses are repeated for—
(1) starching clothes,
(2) smoothing clothes,
(3) dead,
the four lines above being repeated after each, and the verses proceed
with—]
What shall we dress her in, dress her in, dress her in?
What shall we dress her in? Shall it be black?
Black for the sweeps, the sweeps, the sweeps,
Black for the sweeps, and that shall not do.
What shall we dress her in, dress her in, dress her in?
What shall we dress her in? Shall it be blue?
Blue for the sailors, sailors, sailors,
Blue for the sailors, and that shall not do.
What shall we dress her in, dress her in, dress her in?
What shall we dress her in? Shall it be red?
Red for the soldiers, soldiers, soldiers,
Red for the soldiers, and that shall not do.
What shall we dress her in, dress her in, dress her in?
What shall we dress her in? Shall it be orange?
Orange for the Orange-men, Orange-men, Orange-men,
Orange for the Orange-men, and that shall not do.
What shall we dress her in, dress her in, dress her in?
What shall we dress her in? Shall it be white?
White for the corpse, the corpse, the corpse,
White for the corpse, and that will just do.
We have lost a soldier, soldier, soldier,
We have lost a soldier, and the Queen has lost a man.
We will bury him in the bed of glory, glory, glory,
We will bury him in the bed of glory, and we’ll never see him
any more.
—Holywood, co. Down (Miss C. N. Patterson).
V. I’ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo,
I’ve come to see Jenny jo,
How is she now?
Jenny jo is washing clothes, washing clothes, washing
clothes,
Jenny jo is washing clothes,
You can’t see her now.
I’ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo,
I’ve come to see Jenny jo,
How is she now?
Jenny jo is ironing clothes, ironing clothes, ironing
clothes,
Jenny jo is ironing clothes,
You can’t see her now.
I’ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo,
I’ve come to see Jenny jo,
How is she now?
Jenny jo is sick, my dear, sick, my dear, sick, my dear,
Jenny jo is sick, my dear,
You can’t see her now.
I’ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo,
I’ve come to see Jenny jo,
How is she now?
Jenny jo is underboard, underboard, underboard,
Jenny jo is underboard,
You can’t see her now.
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