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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	MERRY-MA-TANSA
	Now she's married in a goud ring, A gay goud ring, a gay goud ring, Now she's married in a goud ring, About the merry-ma-tansa. A gay goud ring is a dangerous thing, A cankerous thing, a cankerous thing, A gay goud ring is a dangerous thing, About the merry-ma-tansa. Now they're married we wish them joy, Wish them joy, wish them joy, Now they're married we wish them joy, About the merry-ma-tansa. Father and mother they must obey, Must obey, must obey, Father and mother they must obey, About the merry-ma-tansa. Loving each other like sister and brother, Sister and brother, sister and brother, Loving each other like sister and brother, About the merry-ma-tansa. We pray this couple may kiss thegither, Kiss thegither, kiss thegither, We pray this couple may kiss thegither, About the merry-ma-tansa. [If any lad was left without a partner, the ring sing—] Here's a silly auld man left alone, Left alone, left alone, He wants a wife and can't get none, About the merry-ma-tansa. —Biggar (William Ballantyne). II. Here we go the jingo-ring, The jingo-ring, the jingo-ring, Here we go the jingo-ring, About the merry-ma-tansie.