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
When my husband died, oh, died, oh, died,
When my husband died, how happy was I.
And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and
this way and that way, and this way went I.
Hurrah!
—Barnes, Surrey (A. B. Gomme).
III. When I was a young gell, a young gell, a young gell,
When I was a young gell, i’ this a way went I.
An’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ that a way, an’ i’ this a way
went I.
When I wanted a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart,
When I wanted a sweetheart, i’ this a way went I.
An’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ this a way
went I.
When I went a-courting, a-courtin’, a-courtin’,
When I went a-courtin’, i’ this a way went I.
An’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ this a way
went I.
When I did get married, get married, get married,
When I did get married, i’ this a way went I.
An’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ this a way, an’ i’ this a way
went I.
When I had a baby, &c.
When I went to church, &c.
My husband was a drunkard, &c.
When I was a washerwoman, &c.
When I did peggy, &c.
My baby fell sick, &c.
My baby did die, &c.
My husband did die, &c.
—Liphook, Wakefield (Miss Fowler).
IV. When I wore my flounces, my flounces, my flounces,
When I wore my flounces, this a-way went I.
When I was a lady, a lady, a lady,
When I was a lady, this a-way went I.
When I was a gentleman, a gentleman, a gentleman,
When I was a gentleman, this a-way went I.
When I was a washerwoman, &c.
When I was a schoolgirl, &c.
When I had a baby, &c.
When I was a cobbler, &c.
When I was a shoeblack, &c.
When my husband beat me, &c.
When my baby died, &c.
When my husband died, &c.
When I was a parson, &c.
—Hanbury, Staffs. (Miss Edith Hollis).
V. When I was a lady, a lady, a lady,
When I was a lady, a lady was I.
’Twas this way and that way, and this way and that.
When I was a gentleman, a gentleman, a gentleman,
When I was a gentleman, a gentleman was I.
’Twas this way and that way, and this way and that.
When I was a schoolgirl, a schoolgirl, a schoolgirl,
When I was a schoolgirl, a schoolgirl was I, &c.
When I was a schoolboy, a schoolboy, a schoolboy, &c.
When I was a schoolmaster, a schoolmaster, a schoolmaster,
&c.
When I was a schoolmistress, a schoolmistress, a
schoolmistress, &c.
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