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The miller he bought a cask of ale, And he called it right good Stingo. S with a T, T with an I, I with an N, N with a G,
G with an O, And he called it right good Stingo.
The miller he went to town one day,
And he bought a wedding Ring-o !
R with an I, I with an N, N with aGjG with an O,
And he bought a wedding Ring-o!
—Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy).
II. A farmer's dog lay on the floor, And Bingo was his name O! B, i, n, g, o, B, i, n, g, o,
And Bingo was his name O !
The farmer likes a glass of beer,
I think he calls it Stingo! S, t, i, n, g, o, S, t, i, n, g, o ! I think he calls it Stingo! S, t, i, n, g, O ! I think he calls it Stingo !
—Market Drayton, Ellesmere, Oswestry (Burne's Shropshire Folk-lore,^. 513).
III. There was a jolly farmer, And he had a jolly son,
And his name was Bobby Bingo. BINGO, BINGO, BINGO, And Bingo was his name.
—Liphook, Hants ; Wakefield, Yorks (Miss Fowler).
IV. There was a farmer had a dog, His name was Bobby Bingo. B-i-n-g-o, B-i-n-g-o, B-i-n-g-o, His name was Bobby Bingo.
—Tean, Staffs. ; and North Staffs. Potteries (Miss Keary).
V. The farmer's dog lay on the hearth, And Bingo was his name oh ! B-i-n-g-o, B-i-n-g-o, B-i-n-g-o, And Bingo was his name oh!
—Nottinghamshire (Miss Winfield). |
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