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
The game of “Cricket,” played with a bandy instead of a bat (Halliwell’s
_Dictionary_). Toone mentions it as played in Norfolk (_Dict._), and
Moor as played in Suffolk with bricks usually, or, in their absence,
with bats in place of bails or stumps (_Suffolk Words_).
Banger
Each boy provides himself with a button. One of the boys lays his button
on the ground, near a wall. The other boys snap their buttons in turn
against the wall. If the button drops within one span or hand-reach of
the button laid down, it counts two (fig. 2); if within two spans, it
counts one. When it hits the button and bounces within one span, it
counts four (fig. 1); within two spans, three; and above three spans,
one. Each player snaps in turn for an agreed number; the first to score
this number wins the game.—Deptford, Kent, and generally in London
streets (Miss Chase).
[Illustration: Fig. 1.]
[Illustration: Fig. 2.]
This game is known in America as “Spans.”—Newell, p. 188.
Bar
To play at “Bar,” a species of game anciently used in
Scotland.—Jamieson.
This game had in ancient times in England been simply denominated
“Bars,” or, as in an Act of James IV., 1491, edit. 1814, p. 227: “That
na induellare within burgh . . . play at bar,” “playing at Bars.”
See “Prisoner’s Base.”
Barbarie, King of the
I. O will you surrender, O will you surrender
To the King of the Barbarie?
We won’t surrender, we won’t surrender
To the King of the Barbarie.
I’ll go and complaint, I’ll go and complaint
To the King of the Barbarie.
You can go and complaint, you can go and complaint
To the King of the Barbarie.
Good morning, young Prince, good morning, young Prince,
I have a complaint for you.
What is your complaint?
What is your complaint?
They won’t surrender, they won’t surrender
To the King of the Barbarie.
Take one of my brave soldiers,
Take one of my brave soldiers.
—Deptford, Kent (Miss Chase).
II. Will you surrender, will you surrender
To the King of the Barbarines?
We won’t surrender, we won’t surrender
To the King of the Barbarines.
We’ll make you surrender, we’ll make you surrender
To the King of the Barbarines.
You can’t make us surrender, you can’t make us surrender
To the King of the Barbarines.
We’ll go to the King, we’ll go to the King,
To the King of the Barbarines.
You can go to the King, you can go to the King,
To the King of the Barbarines.
—Clapham, Surrey (Miss F. D. Richardson).
III. Will you surrender, will you surrender
The Tower of Barbaree?
We won’t surrender, we won’t surrender
The Tower of Barbaree.
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