The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland Volume Ii Part 76

I. When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, When I was a young girl, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I had a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart, When I had a sweetheart, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I got married, got married, got married, When I got married, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I had a baby, a baby, a baby, When I had a baby, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When my baby died, died, died, When my baby died, how sorry was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When my husband died, died, died, When my husband died, how sorry was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I kept a donkey, a donkey, a donkey, When I kept a donkey, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I was a washerwoman, a washerwoman, a washerwoman, When I was a washerwoman, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I was a beggar, a beggar, a beggar, When I was a beggar, how happy was I.

This way and that way, and this way and that way, And this way and that way, and this way went I.

-Platt School, near Wrotham, Kent (Miss Burne).

II. When I was a young girl, a young girl, a young girl, When I was I young girl, how happy was I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I was a school-girl, a school-girl, a school-girl, When I was a school-girl, oh, this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I was a teacher, a teacher, a teacher, When I was a teacher, oh, this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I had a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart, When I had a sweetheart, oh, this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I had a husband, a husband, a husband, When I had a husband, oh! this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I had a baby, a baby, a baby, When I had a baby, how happy was I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When my baby died, oh, died, oh, died, When my baby died, how sorry was I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I took in was.h.i.+ng, oh, was.h.i.+ng, oh, was.h.i.+ng, When I took in was.h.i.+ng, oh, this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When I went out scrubbing, oh, scrubbing, oh, scrubbing, When I went out scrubbing, oh, this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When my husband did beat me, did beat me, did beat me, When my husband did beat me, oh, this way went I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

When my husband died, oh, died, oh, died, When my husband died, how happy was I.

And this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way and that way, and this way went I.

Hurrah!

-Barnes, Surrey (A. B. Gomme).

III. When I was a young gell, a young gell, a young gell, When I was a young gell, i' this a way went I.

An' i' this a way, an' i' that a way, an' i' this a way went I.

When I wanted a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart, When I wanted a sweetheart, i' this a way went I.

An' i' this a way, an' i' this a way, an' i' this a way went I.

When I went a-courting, a-courtin', a-courtin', When I went a-courtin', i' this a way went I.

An' i' this a way, an' i' this a way, an' i' this a way went I.

When I did get married, get married, get married, When I did get married, i' this a way went I.

An' i' this a way, an' i' this a way, an' i' this a way went I.

When I had a baby, &c.

When I went to church, &c.

My husband was a drunkard, &c.

When I was a washerwoman, &c.

When I did peggy, &c.

My baby fell sick, &c.

My baby did die, &c.

My husband did die, &c.

-Liphook, Wakefield (Miss Fowler).

IV. When I wore my flounces, my flounces, my flounces, When I wore my flounces, this a-way went I.

When I was a lady, a lady, a lady, When I was a lady, this a-way went I.