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ADDENDA 437 |
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side, girls inside, one child in centre. At the last a rush is made to obtain a vacant place.
He was a jolly miller, He lived by himself. As the wheel went round, he made his wealth, One hand in his pocket, the other at his back, As the mill went round, he made his wealth. The girls being in the inside, turn and go the opposite way; and, while doing so, sing—
A hunting we will go, A hunting we will go, We'll catch a little fox, and we'll put him in a box, And a hunting we will go.
—Auchterarder, N. B. (Miss E. S. Haldane).
In this version the " grab" appears to be lost, and the " hunting " put in before the rush for the vacant place is made.
Keys of Heaven.
I will give you a golden ring,
And jewels to hang and birds to sing,
If you'll be my true lover,
And true love of mine.
I will give you the keys of the chest, And gold enough to dress you in church, If you'll be my true lover, And true love of mine.
I will give you the keys of even [heaven],
And angels to wait upon you six and seven,
If you'll be my true lover,
And true love of mine. —Marylebone (A. B. Gomme).
Children form a ring by joining hands; they dance round. One stands in centre. She chooses another from the ring after singing the words, and the two dance round together.
This game is evidently but a fragment, the proper way of playing being forgotten. It would originally have been played in line form instead of a circle, and answers of " No" or 11 Yes," or other verses implying negative and then affirmative, |
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