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3o8 KISS IN THE RING |
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XI. I sent a letter to my love,
I thought I put it in my glove,
But by the way I dropped it,
I had a little dog said " Bow, wow, wow! "
I had a little cat said " Mew, mew, mew!"
It shan't bite you,
It shall bite you. —Bexley Heath (Miss Morris).
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XII. I sent a letter to my love,
And by the way I droppt it;
I dee, I dee, I dee, I droppt it,
And by the way I droppt it. —Keith (Rev. W. Gregor).
XIII. I had a little dog, it shan't bite you, Shan't bite you, shan't bite you, Nor you, nor you, nor you.
I had a little cat, it shan't scratch you, Shan't scratch you, nor you, nor you.
I wrote a letter to my love, and on the way I dropped it. And one of you have picked it up and put it in your
pocket. It wasn't you, it wasn't you, nor you, nor you, but it
WSiSyou. —London (A. B. Gomme).
XIV. I have a little dog and it lives in my pocket. It shan't bite you, &c.
Now you're married I hope you'll enjoy First a girl and then a boy; Seven years gone, and two to come, So take her and kiss her and
Send her off home. —Wolstanton, North Staffs. Potteries
(Miss A. A. Keary).
(b) In Dorsetshire a ring is formed by all the players joining hands except one. The odd player, carrying a handkerchief, commences to walk slowly round the outside of the ring, repeating the words; then, touching each one with her hand- |
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