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BLIND HARIE—BLIND MAN'S BUFF 37
Blind Harie
A name for " Blind Man's Buff."—Jamieson.
Blind Hob
The Suffolk name for " Blind Man's Buff.—Halliwell's Dictionary; Moor's Suffolk Glossary.
Blind Man's Buff
I. Come, shepherd, come, shepherd, and count your sheep. I canna come now, for I'm fast asleep. If you don't come now they'll all be gone. What's in my way ? A bottle of hay. Am I over it ?
—Shrewsbury (Burne's Shropshire Folk-lore, p. 525). |
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11. How many fingers do I hold up ? Four, three, &c. [at random in reply]. How many horses has your father ? |
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Three [fixed reply].
What colour ?
White, red, and grey.
Turn you about three times;
Catch whom you may ! —Deptford (Miss Chase).
III. How many horses has your father got in his stables ? Three.
What colour are they ?
Red, white, and grey.
Then turn about, and twist about, and catch whom you
may.
—Cornwall (Folk-lore Journal, v. 57, 58).
IV. Antony Blindman kens ta me
Sen I bought butter and cheese o' thee ?
I ga' tha my pot,
I ga' tha my pan,
I ga' tha a' I hed but a rap ho'penny I gave a poor oald
man* —Cumberland (Dickinson's Glossary). |
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