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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	202	HERE COMES A LUSTY WOOER
	What are you scratching for ? Pins and needles. What do you want your pins and needles for ? To mend my poke. What do you want your poke for ? To put some sand in. What do you want your sand for ? To sharpen knives with. What do you want your knives for ? To cut all the little chickens' heads off with. Here the Outsider tries to dodge past the Leader to catch one of the children at the further end of the row, the Leader meanwhile attempting to bar her progress. When at last she succeeds, the child caught takes her place, and the game is recommenced.—Winterton (Miss M. Peacock). See "Fox and Goose," " Gled-wylie."
	Here comes a Lusty Wooer
	—Rimbault's Nursery Rhymes,
	Here comes a lusty wooer, My a dildin, my a daldin ; Here comes a lusty wooer, Lily bright and shine a'. Pray who do you woo ? My a dildin, my a daldin ; Pray who do you woo ? Lily bright and shine a'. For your fairest daughter, My a dildin, my a daldin; For your fairest daughter, Lily bright and shine a'.