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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384                                MILKING PAILS
Where shall your father sleep ?
Sleep in the boys' bed.
Where shall the boys sleep ?
Sleep in the pig-sty.
Where shall the pigs sleep ?
Sleep in the washing-tub.
What shall I wash with ?
Wash in an egg-shell.
The egg-shell will break.
Wash in a thimble.
Thimble's not big enough.
Wash by the river side.
Suppose the things should float away ?
Get a boat and go after them.
Suppose the boat should be upset ?
Then you'll be drowned,
Drowned, drowned,
Then you'll be drowned,
And a good job too.
—Enborne, Berks. (Miss M. Kimber).
XL Please, mother, buy me a milk-can, A milk-can, a milk-can, Please, mother, do.
Where's the money coming from, Coming from, coming from, What shall I do ?
Sell father's feather bed, Feather bed, feather bed, Please mother, do.
Where shall the father sleep ? Sleep in the servants' bed. Where shall the servants sleep ? Sleep in the pig-sty. Where shall the pig sleep ? Sleep in the washing-tub. What shall I wash in ? Wash in a thimble.