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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DRAW A PAIL OF WATER
Put it in a chestnut tree,
And let it stay an hour.
One of you rush, two may rush,
Please, old woman, creep under the bush;
The bush is too high, the bush is too low,
Please, old woman, creep under the bush.
—Hampshire (Miss Mendham).
VII. Draw a pail of water For a lady's daughter ; Give a silver pin for a golden ring— Oh pray, young lady, pop under.
—Northants (Rev. W. D. Sweeting).
VIII. Draw a bucket of water For my lady's daughter; One go rush, and the other go hush, Pretty young lady, bop under my bush.
—Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).
IX. Draw a bucket of water
For the farmer's daughter;
Give a gold ring and a silver watch,
Pray, young lady, pop under.
—Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).
X. Draw a bucket of water For my lady's daughter; A guinea gold ring And a silver pin, So pray, my young lady, pop under.
—Haydon (Herbert Hardy).
XI. Draw a bucket of water
To wash my lady's garter;
A guinea gold ring
And a silver pin,
Please, little girl, pop under.
—Earls Heaton (Herbert Hardy).
XII. See -saw, a bucket of water, To wash my lady's garter.