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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358                                        LUBIN
VII. Here we dance luby, luby, Here we dance luby light, Here we dance luby, luby, All on a Wednesday night.
—Ordsall, Nottinghamshire (Miss Matthews).
VIII. Here we go lubin loo, Here we go lubin li, Here we go lubin loo, Upon a Christmas night.
—Epworth, Doncaster (C. C. Bell).
IX. Here we go looby loo, Here we go looby li, Here we go looby loo, All on a New-Year's night.
—Nottingham (Miss Winfield).
X. Here we come looby, looby, Here we come looby light, Here we come looby, looby, All on a Saturday night.
—Belfast (W. H. Patterson).
XI. Here we come looping, looping [louping?], Looping all the night; I put my right foot in, I put my right foot out, I shake it a little, a little, And I turn myself about.
—Hexham (Miss J. Barker).
XII. Christian was a soldier, A soldier, a soldier,
Christian was a soldier, and a brave one too. Right hand in, right hand out, Shake it in the middle, and turn yourself about.
—Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).