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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

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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.

Name: The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.
Author: Gomme, Alice Bertha

Gomme, Alice Bertha

Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain

XIII.   On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows on the field;
            Stand up straight upon your feet,
            And tell me the one you love so sweet.

            —— is married with a good child,
            First with a girl and then with a boy;
            Seven years after son and daughter,
            Play with a couple and kiss together.

—Tean, North Staffs. (from a Monitor in the National School).

    XIV.    On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up upon your feet,
            And tell me whom you love so sweet.

            Now you’re married I wish you joy,
            First a girl, and then a boy;
            Seven years after son and daughter,
            Come, young couple, come kiss together.

—Middlesex (Miss Winfield).

    XV.     On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up on your feet,
            Show the girl you love so sweet.

            Now you’re married I hope you’ll enjoy
            A son and a daughter, so
            Kiss and good-bye.

—Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire (Miss Youngman).

    XVI.    Down on the carpet you shall kneel,
            While the grass grows on your field;[3]
            Stand up straight upon your feet,
            And choose the one you love so sweet.
            Marry couple, married in joy,
            First a girl and then a boy;
            Seven years after, seven years come,
            Please,[4] young couple, kiss and have done.

—Belfast (W. H. Patterson).

    XVII.   On the carpet you shall kneel,
            While the grass grows fresh and green;
            Stand up straight upon your feet,
            And kiss the one you love so sweet.

            Now they’re married, love and joy,
            First a girl and then a boy;
            Seven years after, seven years ago,
            Now’s the time to kiss and go.

—Liverpool and neighbourhood (Mrs. Harley).

    XVIII.  On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up on your feet,
            And shew me the girl you love so sweet.
            Now Sally’s married I hope she’ll enjoy,
            First with a girl and then with a boy;
            Seven years old and seven years young,
            Pray, young lady, walk out of your ring.

—Derbyshire (_Folk-lore Journal_, i. 385).

    XIX.    On the carpet you shall kneel,
            Where the grass grows fresh and green;
            Stand up, stand up on your pretty feet,
            And show me the one you love so sweet.

—Berrington (Burne’s _Shropshire Folk-lore_, p. 509).

[Same ending as Eccleshall version.]

    XX.     On the carpitt you shall kneel,
            While the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up on your feet,
            Pick the one you love so sweet.

—Wakefield, Yorks. (Miss Fowler).

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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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

General

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

XIII.   On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows on the field;
            Stand up straight upon your feet,
            And tell me the one you love so sweet.

            —— is married with a good child,
            First with a girl and then with a boy;
            Seven years after son and daughter,
            Play with a couple and kiss together.

—Tean, North Staffs. (from a Monitor in the National School).

    XIV.    On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up upon your feet,
            And tell me whom you love so sweet.

            Now you’re married I wish you joy,
            First a girl, and then a boy;
            Seven years after son and daughter,
            Come, young couple, come kiss together.

—Middlesex (Miss Winfield).

    XV.     On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up on your feet,
            Show the girl you love so sweet.

            Now you’re married I hope you’ll enjoy
            A son and a daughter, so
            Kiss and good-bye.

—Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire (Miss Youngman).

    XVI.    Down on the carpet you shall kneel,
            While the grass grows on your field;[3]
            Stand up straight upon your feet,
            And choose the one you love so sweet.
            Marry couple, married in joy,
            First a girl and then a boy;
            Seven years after, seven years come,
            Please,[4] young couple, kiss and have done.

—Belfast (W. H. Patterson).

    XVII.   On the carpet you shall kneel,
            While the grass grows fresh and green;
            Stand up straight upon your feet,
            And kiss the one you love so sweet.

            Now they’re married, love and joy,
            First a girl and then a boy;
            Seven years after, seven years ago,
            Now’s the time to kiss and go.

—Liverpool and neighbourhood (Mrs. Harley).

    XVIII.  On the carpet you shall kneel,
            As the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up on your feet,
            And shew me the girl you love so sweet.
            Now Sally’s married I hope she’ll enjoy,
            First with a girl and then with a boy;
            Seven years old and seven years young,
            Pray, young lady, walk out of your ring.

—Derbyshire (_Folk-lore Journal_, i. 385).

    XIX.    On the carpet you shall kneel,
            Where the grass grows fresh and green;
            Stand up, stand up on your pretty feet,
            And show me the one you love so sweet.

—Berrington (Burne’s _Shropshire Folk-lore_, p. 509).

[Same ending as Eccleshall version.]

    XX.     On the carpitt you shall kneel,
            While the grass grows in the field;
            Stand up, stand up on your feet,
            Pick the one you love so sweet.

—Wakefield, Yorks. (Miss Fowler).

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.

The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.

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