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
Turn back, turn back, ye Spanish knights,
And brush your buckles till they are bright.
Our buckles are bright and richly wrought,
For in this town they were not bought;
And in this town they shan’t be sold,
Neither for silver nor for gold.
—Yorkshire (Miss E. Cadman).
XXIV. There was one lord that came from Spain,
He came to court my daughter Jane;
My daughter Jane, she is too young
To be controlled by a flattering tongue.
Will you? No.
Will you? Yes.
[This second one then joins hands with the “lord,” and they dance round
together, saying—]
You dirty wee scut, you wouldn’t come out
To help us with our dancing.
—Ballymiscaw school, co. Down (Miss C. N. Patterson).
XXV. There were one lord came out of Spain,
Who came to court your daughter Jane.
Your daughter Jane, she is too young
To be controlled by flattering tongue.
Oh! fare thee well; oh! fare thee well;
I’ll go and court some other girl.
Come back, come back, your coat is white,
And choose the fairest in your sight.
The fairest one that I can see, is ——, come to me.
—Holywood, co. Down (Miss C. N. Patterson).
XXVI. Here’s two dukes come out from Spain,
For to court your daughter Jane;
My daughter Jane is far too young,
She cannot hear your flattering tongue.
Be she young, or be she old,
Her beauty must be sold,
Either for silver or for gold;
So fare you well, my lady fair,
I’ll call again some other day.
—Galloway (J. G. Carter).
XXVII. Here’s one old Jew, just come from Spain,
To ask alone your daughter Jane.
Our daughter Jane is far too young
To understand your Spanish tongue.
Go away, Coat-green.
My name is _not_ Coat-green,
I _step_ my foot, and away I go.
Come back, come back, your coat is green,
And choose the fairest one you see.
The fairest one that I can see
Is pretty Alice. Come to me.
I will not come.
Naughty girl, she won’t come out,
She won’t come out, she won’t come out;
Naughty girl, she won’t come out,
To see the ladies dancing.
I will come.
Pretty girl, she has come out,
She has come out, she has come out;
Pretty girl, she has come out,
To see the ladies dancing.
—Berwickshire (A. M. Bell, _Antiquary_, vol. xxx. p. 15).
XXVIII. Here come two Jews, just come from Spain,
To take away your daughter Jane.
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