III. Silly old maid (_or_ man), she walks alone, She walks alone, she walks alone; Silly old maid, she walks alone, She wants a man (_or_ wife) and she can’t get one. Go around and choose your own, Choose your own, choose your own; Go around and choose your own, And take whoever you like in. Now these two are married together, Married together, married together; Now these two are married together, I pray love, kiss again. —Isle of Man (A. W. Moore). IV. Here’s a silly ould man that lies all alone, That lies all alone, that lies all alone; Here’s a silly ould man that lies all alone, He wants a wife and he can get none. Now young couple you’re married together, You’re married together, you’re married together; You must obey your father and mother, And love one another like sister and brother. I pray, young couple, you’ll kiss together. —Carleton’s _Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry_, p. 107. V. Silly old man, he walks alone, Walks alone, walks alone; Silly old man, he walks alone, Wants a wife and he canna get one. All go round and choose your own, Choose your own, choose your own; All go round and choose your own, Choose a good one or let it alone. Now he’s got married and tied to a peg, Tied to a peg, tied to a peg; Now he’s got married and tied to a peg, Married a wife with a wooden leg. —Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy). VI. Silly old maid, she lives alone, She lives alone, she lives alone; [Silly old maid, she lives alone,] Wants a husband but can’t get one. So now go round and choose your own, Choose your own, choose your own; Now go round and choose your own, Choose the very one you love best. Now young couple, you’re married for ever, Your father and mother you must obey; Love another like sister and brother, And now young couple, pray kiss together. —Dublin (Mrs. Lincoln). (_c_) The children form a ring, joining hands. A child, usually a boy, stands in the middle. The ring dances round and sings the verses. The boy in the centre chooses a girl when bidden by the ring. These two then stand in the centre and kiss each other at the command. The boy then takes a place in the ring, and the girl remains in the centre and chooses a boy in her turn. In the Dublin and Isle of Man versions a girl is first in the centre; in the Manx version (A. W. Moore) the two children hold hands when in the centre.