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
We shall have one glass of it, &c.
One glass of it you shall not get, &c.
We are King George’s loyal men,
Loyal men, loyal men;
We are King George’s loyal men,
Cam a teerie, arrie ma torry.
What care we for King George’s men,
King George’s men, King George’s men;
What care we for King George’s men,
Cam a teerie, arrie ma torry.
—_People’s Friend_, quoted in a review of “Arbroath: Past and Present,”
by J. M. M’Bain.
XVII. We shall have one glass of wine,
We are the robbers;
We shall have one glass of wine,
For we are the gallant soldiers.
You shall have no glass of wine,
We are the robbers;
You shall have no glass of wine,
For we are the gallant soldiers.
We shall have two glasses of it, &c.
You shall have no glass of it, &c.
We will break your tumblers, then, &c.
We shall send for the policeman, &c.
What care we for the policeman, &c.
We shall send for the red coat men, &c.
What care we for the red coat men, &c.
We shall send for the blue coat men, &c.
What care we for the blue coat men, &c.
We shall send for the magistrate, &c.
What care we for the magistrate, &c.
We shall send for Cripple Dick, &c.
What care we for Cripple Dick, &c.
We shall have a battle then, &c.
Yonder is a battle field, &c.
—Laurieston School, Kirkcudbright (J. Lawson).
XVIII. Here comes three dukes a-riding, a-riding, a-riding;
Here comes three dukes a-riding, a-riding, a-riding;
My fair ladies.
Have you any bread and wine, bread and wine, bread and wine?
Have you any bread and wine, bread and wine, bread and wine,
My fair ladies?
How do you sell your bread and wine, &c.
I sell it by a gallon, sir, &c.
A gallon is too much, fair ladies, &c.
Sell it by a gallon, my fair ladies, &c.
Then we’ll have none at all, &c.
Are you ready for a fight, &c.
Yes, we are ready for a fight, &c.
My dear sirs.
—Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).
(_c_) The players divide into two sides of about equal numbers, and form
lines. The lines walk forwards and backwards in turn, each side singing
their respective verses alternately. When the last verse is sung both
lines prepare for a fight.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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