The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 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 2 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.
Gomme, Alice Bertha
Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain
IV. Sally Waters, Sally Waters, come sprinkle in the pan;
Rise, Sally; rise, Sally, for a young man!
Choose for the best, choose for the worst,
Choose for the very one you love the best.
Now you are married, we wish you joy;
First a girl and then a boy,
Seven years afterwards son and daughter;
Pray, young couple, kiss together.
—London version (Miss Dendy).
V. Sally, Sally Walker,
Sprinkling in a pan;
Rise, Sally; rise, Sally,
For a young man.
Come, choose from the east,
Come, choose from the west,
Come, choose out the very one
That you love best.
Now there’s a couple
Married in joy;
First a girl,
And then a boy.
Now you’re married;
You must obey
Every word
Your husband says.
Take a kiss
And walk away,
And remember the promise
You’ve made to-day.
—Fochabers (Rev. W. M’Gregor).
VI. Sally, Sally Waters,
Sprinkled in the pan;
Rise, Sally, rise, Sally,
For a young man,
Choose the best and choose the worst,
And choose the prettiest you love best.
—Welford, Berks (Mrs. Stephen Batson).
VII. Sally, Sally Wallflower,
Sprinkled in the pan, &c.,
Now you’re married, &c.,
On the carpet you shall kneel, &c.
—_Notes and Queries_, 5th series, iii.
VIII. Sallie, Sallie Waters,
Sprinkled in a pan;
Rise, Sallie, rise, Sallie,
Choose a young man.
Choose the best, and
Choose the worst, and
Choose the one that you love best.
Now that you are married,
I’m sure we wish you joy,
First a girl, then a boy;
Seven years after,
Son and daughter,
Pray, young couple, come kiss together.
—Enborne, Berks; Marlborough, Wilts; Lewes, Sussex (Miss Kimber).
IX. Sally, Sally Waters,
Sprinkle in a pan;
Cry, Sally, cry, Sally,
For a young man.
Come choose the worst,
Come choose the best,
Come choose the young man
That you like the best.
And now you’re married
I wish yer good joy,
Every year a girl and a boy.
Come love one another
Like sister and brother,
And kiss together for joy.
Clash the bells,
Clash the bells.
—Maxey, Northants; and Suffolk (Rev. W. D. Sweeting).
X. Sally, Sally Water, sprinkle in the pan;
Rise, Sally, rise, Sally, for a young man.
Pick and choose, but choose not me,
Choose the fairest you can see.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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