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VI. The miller's dog lay on the wall, And Bingo was his name Oh ! B-i-n-g-o, And Bingo was his name Oh !
—Maxey, Northants (Rev. W. D. Sweeting).
VII. The shepherd's dog lay on the hearth, And Bingo was his name O. Bingo, Bi, n, g, o, Bi-n-g-o, And Bingo was his name O.
—Eckington, Derbyshire (S. O. Addy).
VIII. Pinto went to sleep one night, And Pinto was his name oh ! P-i-n-t-o, P-i-n-t-o, And Pinto was his name oh.
—Enbourne, Berks (Miss Kimber).
(b) In the Lancashire version, one child represents the Miller. The rest of the children stand round in a circle, with the Miller in the centre. All dance round and sing the verses. When it comes to the spelling part of the rhyme, the Miller points at one child, who must call out the right letter. If the child fails to do this she becomes Miller. In the Shropshire version, a ring is formed with one player in the middle. They dance round and sing the verses. When it comes to the spelling part, the girl in the middle cries B, and signals to another, who says I, the next to her N, the third G, the fourth " O! his name was Bobby Bingo! " Whoever makes a mistake takes the place of the girl in the middle. In the Liphook version, at the fourth line the children stand still and repeat a letter each in turn as quickly as they can, clapping their hands, and at the last line they turn right round, join hands, and begin again. In the Tean version, the one in the centre points, standing still, to some in the ring to say the letters B.I.N.G; the letter O has to be sung; if not, the one who says it goes in the ring, and repeats it all again until the game is given up. In the other Staffordshire version, when they stop, the one in the middle points to five of the others in turn, who have to say the letters forming " Bingo," while the one to whom O comes has |
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