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 Forty Ducks are Riding. 
 
 Needle' s Eye. 
 
 Ugly Mug. 
 
 Miss Jennia Jones. 
 
 London Bridge. 
 
 The Mulberry Bush. 
 
 A Tisket, A Tasket. 
 
 Go Round and Round the Valley. 
 
 O Dear Doctor. 
 
 Little Sallie Wathss. 
 
 Oats, Pease, Beans. 
 
 Three Spanish Knights. 
 
 Spoon Music. 
 
 Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me ? 
 
 Water, Water, Wild-Flowers. 
 
 Here She Stands a Lovely Creature. 
 
 Philander's March. 
 
 I'll Give to You a Paper of Pins. 
 
 Uncle John is Very Sick. 
 
 Green Grow the Rushes, O ! 
 
 I've Lost My True-Love. 
 
 Quaker Courtship. 
 
 Jolly Sailor Boys. 
 
 Lazy Mary, Will You Get Up. 
 
 Trials, Troubles, and Tribulations. 
 
 The Baptist Game. 
 
 Pop Goes The Weasel. 
 
 Draw a Bucket of Water. 
 
 Walking for the Cake. 
 
 GlROFLe, GlROFLA. 
 
 The Spinning Wheel. 
 Green Gravel. 
 When I Was a Shoemaker. 
 The King's Cavalier. 
 The Wolf and the Doe. 
 Old Dan Tucker. 
 
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 FORTY DUCKS ARE RIDING. 
 
 This game has been completely changed 
 by New York children, who play it in this 
 
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 A child stands in the center of a ring 
 which circles round and round, singing, in- 
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 Child in the center says : 
 
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 Those in the ring say : 
 
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 The one in the center selects a partner, 
 -when the rest sing : 
 
 "Open the gates and let the bride out, 
 Let the bride out, let the bride out; 
 Open the gates and let the bride out, 
 My dilsey dulsey day." 
 
 The couple pass under lifted hands, march 
 round outside the ring, and enter again to 
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 " Open the gates and let the bride in, 
 Let the bride in, let the bride in; 
 Open the gates and let the bride in, 
 My dilsey dulsey day." 
 
 Then the one who was in the center joins 
 the players in the ring, and the other takes 
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 NEEDLE'S EYE. 
 
 A boy and girl of about the same height, 
 each standing on a low stool, if necessary, 
 join both hands and raise them so as to 
 
 form an arch. Under this arch the rest 
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 The hands are dropped over the head 
 of the one who happens to be in the right 
 place, and the question is put, "Which will 
 you have ? A gold locket, or a gold ring ? " 
 or anything else that has been decided 
 upon. 
 
 Questions and answers are in whispers, 
 
 and the one caught is told to take her 
 place behind one or the other of the two 
 forming the arch. 
 
 The game goes on until all have been 
 caught in the needle's eye, and then 
 begins the "tug of war," each side pulling 
 with all its might until one gives way. 
 
 UGLY MUG. 
 
 This a very good game for exercising, 
 and creates merriment among the little 
 ones. The players stand in a circle and 
 suit their actions to the following rhymes : 
 
 "I put my ugly mug in, 
 
 [Each head is thrust forward.] 
 
 I put my ugly mug out ; 
 
 I give myself a shake, shake, shake 
 
 And turn myself about." 
 
 " I put my right elbow in, 
 
 I put my right elbow out; 
 
 I give myself a shake, shake, shake, 
 
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 " I put my left elbow in, 
 I put my left elbow out; 
 I give myself a shake, shake, shake, 
 And turn myself about." 
 
 " I put my right foot in, 
 I put my right foot out; 
 I give myself a shake, shake, shake. 
 And turn myself about." 
 
 Then follows the left foot, right ear and 
 left ear, &c. As much of the fun depends 
 upon the shaking, the " shake, shake, shake '" 
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 This game is a great favorite with New 
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 Jennia Jones stands beside her, or reclines 
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 The questions are kept up to the same 
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 or baking, or scrubbing, or sweeping. She 
 is then represented as sick, as worse, and 
 finally as dead, which news is received with 
 signs of deep grief. Then the players 
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 "What shall we dress her in, 
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 What shall we dress her in, 
 Dress her in to-day ? " 
 
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 "Pink is for babies, 
 For babies, for babies ; 
 Pink is for babies, 
 And that will never do." 
 
 " Black is for mourners, 
 For mourners, for mourners; 
 Black is for mourners, 
 And that will never do." 
 
 "White is for dead people, 
 For dead people, for dead people; 
 White is for dead people, 
 So that of course will do." 
 
 "Where shall we bury her, 
 Bury her, bury her ? 
 Where shall we bury her ? 
 Under the apple tree." 
 
 Then they go round, singing : 
 
 " I dreamt I saw a ghost last night, 
 A ghost last night, a ghost last night; 
 I dreamt I saw a ghost last night, 
 Under the apple tree ! " 
 
 The ring breaks up, and flies with shrieks, 
 pursued by the ghost of Miss Jennia Jones. 
 The one caught has to take her place, and 
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 Two players form an arch, by raising 
 their hands as high as they can, under 
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 This is the way we wash our clothes, 
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 So early Wednesday morning ! " 
 
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 "This is the way we mend our clothes, 
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 This is the way we mend our clothes, 
 So early Thursday morning." 
 
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 We sweep the house, we sweep the house; 
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 So early Friday morning." 
 
 " Thus we play when our work is done, 
 Our work is done, our work is done ! 
 Thus we play when our work is done, 
 So early Saturday morning ! " 
 
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 or play in any other way they please ; the 
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 Live together all your life, 
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 You must be true to all you say; 
 You must be kind, you must be good, 
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 We've come to court your daughter Jane." 
 
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 For a price she must be sold ; 
 So fare you well, my lady gay, 
 We'll come again another day." 
 
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 And rub your spurs till they are bright." 
 
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 For in this land they were not bought, 
 Nor in this land will they be sold, 
 Either for silver, or for gold ; 
 So fare you well, my lady gay, 
 We'll come again another day." 
 
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 And choose the fairest in your sight." 
 
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 A very good effect may be produced in 
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 The performers who are to assist in the 
 entertainment must each be provided with 
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 The accompanying air (or other) is then 
 played over, and when the pianist arrives 
 at the passages marked spoons, each glass 
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 By way of variety, the second time the 
 air is played clapping of hands may take 
 
 the place of the spoons ; and the third 
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 which the game may begin again with the 
 spoons. 
 
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 The players go round in a ring. One 
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 In olden times this was a favorite game, 
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 I'LL GIVE TO YOU A PAPER OF PINS. 
 
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 dressing a boy and girl in costume, and 
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 If you will marry me." 
 
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 She. — "I'll not accept the key of your chest, 
 
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 If you will marry me." 
 
 She. — "Yes, I'll accept the key of your heart, 
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 chooses, the name or initials of some boy, or 
 girl. We will suppose the last one down 
 was a girl named Daisy Norton, and that 
 she gave the name of Georgie Miller. She 
 then returns and takes her place in the 
 ring, with her face outside, 
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 Then all go 
 
 ' Georgie Miller, so they say, 
 Goes a-courting night and day, 
 Sword and pistol by his side, 
 And Daisy Norton's to be his bride; 
 Takes her by the lily-white hand, 
 And leads her over the water, — 
 
 Here's a kiss, and there's a kiss 
 For Mr. Norton's daughter." 
 
 Then the couple stand in the middle of 
 the ring, and the players go round, sing- 
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 flowers : 
 
 " He knocks at the door, and he picks up a pin, 
 And asks if Miss Norton is within. 
 She's neither in nor is she out, 
 For she's up in the parlor walking about. 
 Down she comes as white as milk, 
 A rose in her bosom, as soft as silk. 
 She takes off her glove, and shows me a ring; 
 To-morrow, to-morrow, the wedding will begin ! " 
 
 At the last line the ring breaks up, and 
 all clap hands and dance about. 
 
 GREEN GROW THE RUSHES, O! 
 
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 themselves so that a vacant chair is left j sing : 
 
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 Each girl has decided beforehand which 
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 "Pick and choose, but choose not me, 
 
 Choose the fairest you can see." 
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 But if the right boy sits in the right place, 
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 "Give her a kiss and let her go, 
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 When all are chosen the boys take pos- 
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 his place, and watches for the next chance 
 to get in. This game was very popular 
 in olden times. 
 
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 or otherwise) impersonate a Quaker pay- 
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 He. — " Madam, thou art tall and slender, 
 Ham, hum, heigh-ho hum! 
 And I know thy heart is tender, 
 Hum, hum, heigh-ho hum ! " 
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 She. — " Sir, I see you are a flatterer, 
 
 Teedle link turn, teedle turn a tee; 
 And I never loved a Quaker, 
 
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 He.--" Must I give up my religion ? 
 Hum, hum, heigh-ho hum ! 
 Be a Methodist, or Presbyterian ? 
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 She. — "Cheer up, cheer up, loving brother, 
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 If you can't catch one fish, catch another, 
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 the two coming up with forefingers pointed 
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 LAZY MARY, WILL YOU GET UP? 
 
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 TRIALS, TROUBLES, AND TRIBULATIONS. 
 
 All the players are blindfolded, and join- 
 ing hands, march forward, singing : 
 
 " Here we go through the Jewish nation, 
 
 Trials, troubles, and tribulation." 
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 The fun consists in bringing up against 
 a door, or in causing a general downfall 
 by tripping over some obstacle — a chair or 
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 This is quite a popular game, and gen- 
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 A row of couples, with an odd player at 
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 You shall be happy, 
 
 You shall be happy 
 When you grow old." 
 
 At the sudden close of the song there 
 is a grand rush and change of partners. 
 
 POP GOES THE WEASEL. 
 
 Taking partners, form in two lines, ladies 
 opposite gentlemen. The couple at the 
 top begin the figure, and run forward 
 within the line and back again, each occu- 
 pying four bars of the music, and then 
 without the line and back again during 
 the same interval. 
 
 Then they form a round of three, with 
 one of the couple next them on the line, 
 and turn once round to the right and once 
 to the left, at the end of which making 
 the one they have chosen pass all, singing, 
 " Pop Goes the Weasel." They then turn 
 quickly to the other line and repeat the 
 
 same figure with the partner of the last 
 selected. 
 
 After this they have to run forward and 
 backward inside and outside the line, and 
 repeat the figure with the next couple on 
 the right and left. When they have passed 
 three or four couples, the lady and gentle- 
 man at the top begin, and repeat the same 
 figure, and so on, in turn, for all those who 
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 Four girls cross hands and pull against 
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 WALKING FOR THE CAKE. 
 
 The company walk around the room in 
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 This game and the game of The Kings 
 Cavalier are of French origin. Though 
 rather long, they are very pretty, and 
 are great favorites of the children of 
 France. 
 
 A line is formed by the players, who 
 take hold of one another's hands. The 
 
 Solo. 
 
 tallest takes a position in the middle of 
 the line and leads the singing. 
 
 A player who has remained out of 
 the line, takes a position facing the others 
 and begins the game by dancing up to 
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 Since you will not give me one, 
 Girofle, girofla! " 
 
 CHORUS. — " In the dark and lonely wood, 
 Girofle, girofla! 
 You can have no purpose good, 
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 CHORUS - "What if you should meet the king, 
 Girofle, girofla! 
 Whilst you're flowers gathering? 
 Girofle, girofla!" 
 
 Solo. — "I would make him curtseys three, 
 Girofle, girofla! 
 Say 'Long live your Majesty!' 
 Girofle, girofla ! " 
 
 Chorus. — "What if you should meet the queen? 
 Girofle, girofla! 
 
 That would startle you, I ween, 
 Girofle, girofla ! " 
 
 Solo. — " I would offer her my flowers, 
 Girofle, girofla! 
 To perfume her royal bowers, 
 Girofle, girofla!" 
 
 CHORUS. — "What, if after all you should — 
 Girofle, girofla ! 
 Meet the old witch in the wood? 
 Girofle, girofla!" 
 
 SOLO. — "I would frighten her — this way, 
 Girofle, girofla ! 
 Till she dared no longer stay, 
 
 THE SPINNING WHEEL. 
 
 The players dance round in a ring while 
 the first part of the verse is being sung. 
 When they come to the refrain, " But how 
 can I," &c, they pause, two of the number 
 join hands, so as to form an arch under which 
 all the others pass, precisely as in the old 
 
 games of " Oranges and Lemons," or 
 "Thread my Grandmother's Needle.'' The 
 refrain must be repeated until all have re- 
 gained their places, when they again join 
 hands, and dance round, singing the second 
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 Half the weariness I feel ! 
 For how can I, for how can I, 
 E'en to gain my daily meal, 
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 123 
 
 ' From the window where I stand, 
 I can see them making hay; 
 
 I would gladly join the band, 
 But my mother says me nay. 
 
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 A girl sits in the ring, while the rest join 
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 WHEN I WAS A SHOEMAKER. 
 
 This game requires a leader who takes 
 up the line of march, the rest of the chil- 
 
 dren following and doing just what he 01 
 she does. 
 
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 "When I was a gentleman, 
 And a gentleman was I, 
 And this a way, and this a way, 
 And this a way went I." 
 [Put hands in vest-pockets, and strut up and down 
 while singing third and fourth tines.] 
 
 "When I was a lady, 
 And a lady was I, 
 And this a way, and this a way, 
 And this a way went I.'' 
 [Gather up the skirts, and mince, along in a 
 haughty fashion.] 
 
 "When I was a washerwoman, 
 And a washerwoman was I, 
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 And this a way, and this a way, 
 And this a way went I." 
 [Imitate a woman at the wash-tub. ] 
 
 " When I was a trumpeter, 
 And a trumpeter was I, 
 And this a way [toot/ toot !], and this a way 
 
 [toot! loot!], 
 And this a way went I." 
 
 A great deal of sport can be had with 
 this rarae if the leader is a o-ood mimic, 
 and introduces new trades or characters 
 that the other children have not thought 
 or heard of. 
 
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 With the exception of two of their num- 
 ber, the players join hands and form a 
 circle. One of the two excepted stands 
 in the center of the circle, while the other, 
 
 who is the King's Cavalier, stands without. 
 Those forming the ring then dance around 
 the one in the center, singing the first 
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 The player outside the ring sings in re- 
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 The others then sing the third verse, the 
 one outside the fourth, and so on in alter- 
 nation to the last verse. While they are 
 singing that, the players raise their arms 
 and the Cavalier passes into the ring, and 
 the game ends with a dance around the 
 pair by the other players. 
 
 "It is an envoy from the king, 
 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; • 
 
 A royal mandate he doth bring, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " Then let us the king's message hear, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 What asks of us the Cavalier 
 Upon the quay?" 
 
 "One of your daughters for his bride, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 He prays you quickly to decide 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " We have no daughters fit to wed, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine ; 
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 The Cavalier has been misled 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " I heard you'd daughters young and fair, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 Some with dark locks, some golden hair, . 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " They told you false who told you so, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 Our daughters left us long ago, 
 Upon the quay!" 
 
 "Yet some of them must be at home, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 No bootless journey let me come 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 "Come when the clock is striking ten, 
 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 
 Some of them may be with us then 
 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " The clock struck ten two hours ago, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 Think not you can evade me so, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " Then come again when midnight sounds, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine ; 
 The sentry will have been his rounds, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
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 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 You still can hear the final stroke, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " But all our girls are fast asleep, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 They do not such late hours keep, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " Nay, one of them is still awake, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine ; 
 Go, say I her my bride will make, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " What will you give my daughter dear, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine ; 
 To make her your petitions hear, 
 Upon the quay? " 
 
 "I'll give her gowns all fringed with gold, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 And jewels brilliant to behold, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 "She prizes neither gold nor gem, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine ; 
 Offer her better gifts than them, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " Then I will offer her a heart, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 Frank, loyal, true in every part, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 " Then take your choice of all our girls, 
 Companions of the Marjolaine; 
 True hearts out-value gold or pearls, 
 Upon the quay." 
 
 THE WOLF AND THE DOE 
 
 One player, who should be the tallest 
 and strongest, takes the part of the Wolf, 
 and the next in size takes that of the Doe. 
 The Wolf hides herself somewhere in the 
 room, while the other players form a line 
 
 behind the Doe, holding on to one an- 
 other's dresses. This line is called the 
 Doe's tail. They begin the game by walk- 
 ing up and down, singing the words and 
 tune here given : 
 
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 "In 
 
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 After repeating the verse a few times, 
 the Doe asks : 
 
 " Wolf, Wolf, are you there ? " 
 
 The Wolf replies, "No." 
 
 Then they begin to walk again, singing 
 the same verse, and after a few repetitions 
 the Doe again asks : 
 
 " Wolf, Wolf, are you there ? " 
 
 The Wolf now replies, " Yes," and the 
 Doe cries out to her tail, "We must fly." 
 
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 wolf 
 
 far 
 
 way! 
 
 The Wolf says, " I am the Wolf, who in 
 pieces will tear you." 
 
 The Doe replies, " I am the Doe, and I 
 do not fear you." 
 
 The Wolf cries out, " Then take care 
 of your tail." 
 
 With this the Wolf attempts to catch 
 the player at the end of the tail, while the 
 Doe tries to prevent her by spreading out 
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 in front of the Doe, where she cannot be 
 captured. But if the Wolf catches her 
 before she can do so, she has to leave 
 
 the line and stand apart. The game con- 
 tinues until all the Doe's tail have been 
 caught, or have been forced to take posi- 
 tions in front of her, so that she herself 
 has become the last of the line. 
 
 OLD DAN TUCKER. 
 
 Eight form a cotillion, the ninth stands at the side, calling 
 any figures he likes, and lastly, the grand right and left, when 
 he cuts into the dance. When he claps his hands all prom- 
 enade, and the odd one tries to secure a partner. While 
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 And Bingo was his name, sir; 
 B - i - n - g - o, 
 And Bingo was his name, sir." 
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