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
“A kinde of play wherein two companies of boyes holding hands all on a
rowe, doe pull with hard hold one another, till one be overcome.”—Quoted
by Halliwell (_Dictionary_), from _Thomasii Dictionarium_, London, 1644.
Sunday Night
I. Sunday night an’ Nancy, oh!
My delight and fancy, oh!
All the world that I should know
If I had a Katey, oh!
“He! ho! my Katey, oh!
My bonny, bonny Katey, oh!
All the world that I should keep
If I had a Katey, oh!”
—Liphook, Hants (Miss Fowler).
II. Sunday night and brandy, O!
My life and saying so,
My life and saying so,
Call upon me Annie, O!
I Annie, O!
Bonnie, bonnie Annie, O!
She’s the girl that I should like
If I had an Annie, O!
—Earls Heaton, Yorks. (H. Hardy).
(_b_) The children stand in a row with backs against a wall or fence,
whilst one stands out and stepping backwards and forwards to the tune
sings the first verse. Then she rushes to pick out one, taking her by
the hands and standing face to face with her, sings the other verse.
Then the two separate their hands, and standing side by side sing the
first verse over again, taking another girl from the row, and so on
again.
“Monday night,” or “Pimlico,” is the name of a singing game mentioned by
the Rev. S. D. Headlam, in _The Church Reformer_, as played by children
in the schools at Hoxton, which he says was accompanied by a kind of
chaunt of a very fascinating kind.
Sun Shines
The sun shines above and the sun shines below,
And a’ the lasses in this school is dying in love I know,
Especially (girl’s name) she’s beautiful and fair;
She’s awa wi’ (a boy’s name) for the curl o’s hair.
In comes (girl’s name) mother with the glass in her han’,
Says—My dearest daughter, I’m glad you’re gettin a man,
I’m glad you’re gettin a man and a cooper to trade,
And let a’ the world say he is a rovin’ blade.
—Fraserburgh (Rev. W. Gregor).
All sing to “especially,” boy chooses girl, and then the two whirl
round, and all sing to the end.
Sweer Tree
Two persons sit down feet to feet and catch a stick with their hands;
then whoever lifteth the other is the strongest.—Mactaggart’s
_Gallovidian Encyclopædia_.
Compare “Honey pots.”
Swinging
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