The Traditional Children's Games of England Scotland
& Ireland In Dictionary Form - Volume 1

With Tunes(sheet music), Singing-rhymes(lyrics), Methods Of Playing with diagrams and illustrations.

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CURLY LOCKS
convenire, congregari, aggregari; kudde wijs, gregatim, cater-vatim, q. to curr together. The same game is called Harry Hurcheon in the North of Scotland, either from the resemblance of one in this position to a hurchcon, or hedge-hog, squatting under a bush; or from the Belg. hurk-eny to squat, to hurkle. —Jamieson.
See "Cobbler's Hornpipe," "Cutch-a-Cutchoo."
Curly Locks
I. Curly locks, curly locks, Wilt thou be mine ? Thou shalt not wash dishes
Nor yet feed the swine; But sit on a fine cushion And sew a fine seam, And feed upon strawberries, Sugar and cream.
—Earls Heaton (Herbert Hardy).
II. Bonny lass, canny lass, Wilta be mine ? Thou's nowder wesh dishes
Nor sarra the swine : But sit on thy crippy, &c.
— Dickinson's Cumberland Glossary.
(b) Two children, a girl and a boy, separate from their fellows, who are not particularly placed, the boy caressing the girl's curls and singing the verses. , (c) This game is evidently a dramatic representation of