Volume Ii Part 11 The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Volume Ii Part 11

She's weeping for a lover, a lover, a lover, She's weeping for a lover, this bright summer's day.

Rise up and choose your lover, your lover, your lover, Rise up and choose your lover, this bright summer's day.

Now Mary she is married, is married, is married, Now Mary she is married this bright summer's day.

-Enborne School, Newbury, Berks. (Miss M. Kimber).

XII. Poor Sarah's a-weeping, A-weeping, a-weeping; Oh, what is she a-weeping for, A-weeping for, a-weeping for?

I'm weeping for a sweetheart, A sweetheart, a sweetheart; I'm weeping for a sweetheart This bright summer day.

Oh, she shall have a sweetheart, A sweetheart, a sweetheart; Oh, she shall have a sweetheart This bright summer day.

Go to church, loves, Go to church, loves.

Say your prayers, loves, Say your prayers, loves.

Kiss your lovers, Kiss your lovers; Rise up and choose your love.

-Liphook, Hants. (Miss Fowler).

XIII. Poor Mary sits weeping, weeping, weeping, Poor Mary sits weeping on a bright summer's day; On the carpet she must kneel till the gra.s.s grows on the field.

Stand up straight upon your feet, And show me the one you love so sweet.

Now you're married, I wish you joy; First a girl, and second a boy; If one don't kiss, the other must, So kiss, kiss, kiss.

-Cambridge (Mrs. Haddon).

XIV. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary is a-weeping on a bright summer's day; Pray what is she a-weeping for, a-weeping for, a-weeping for, Pray what is she a-weeping for, on a bright summer's day?

I'm weeping for my true love, my true love, my true love, I'm weeping for my true love, on a bright summer's day.

Stand up and choose your true love, your true love, your true love, Stand up and choose your true love, on a bright summer's day.

Ring a ring o' roses, o' roses, o' roses, Ring a ring o' roses; a pocketful of posies.

-Ogbourne, Wilts. (H. S. May).

XV. Poor Sally is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Sally is a-weeping, down by the sea-side.

Pray tell me what you're weeping for, you're weeping for, you're weeping for, Pray tell me what you're weeping for, down by the sea-side?

I'm weeping for my sweetheart, my sweetheart, my sweetheart, I'm weeping for my sweetheart, down by the sea-side.

A ring o' roses, A pocketful of posies; Isham! Isham!

We all tumble down.

-Manton, Marlborough, Wilts. (H. S. May).

XVI. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, On a fine summer's day; What is she weeping for, weeping for, weeping for?

She is weeping for her lover, her lover, her lover; And who is her love, who is her lover?

Johnny Baxter is her lover, Johnny Baxter is her lover; And where is her lover, where is her lover?

Her lover is a-sleeping, her lover is a-sleeping, Is a-sleeping at the bottom of the sea.

-South Devon (_Notes and Queries_, 8th Series, i. 249, Miss R. H. Busk).

XVII. Poor Mary, what are you weeping for?

You weeping for?

Poor Mary, what are you weeping for, On a bright summer's day?

Pray tell us what you are weeping for?

You are weeping for?

Pray tell us what you are weeping for, On a bright summer's day.

My father he is dead, sir; Is dead, sir; Is dead, sir.

My father he is dead, sir, On a bright summer's day.

-Earls Heaton (Herbert Hardy).

XVIII. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary is a-weeping, on a fine summer's day.

Pray tell me what you're weeping for? &c.

Because my father's dead and gone, is dead and gone, is dead and gone; Because my father's dead and gone, on a fine summer's day.

She is kneeling by her father's grave, her father's grave, her father's grave; She is kneeling by her father's grave, on a fine summer's day.

Stand up and choose your love, choose your love, choose your love; Stand up and choose your love, on a bright summer's day.

-(Rev. W. Gregor).

XIX. Oh, what is Jennie weeping for, A-weeping for, a-weeping for?

Oh, what is Jennie weeping for, All on this summer's day?

I'm weeping for my own true love, My own true love, my own true love; I'm weeping for my own true love, All on this summer's day.

Rise up and choose another love, Another love, another love; Rise up and choose another love, All on this summer's day.

-Berwickshire (A. M. Bell, _Antiquary_, x.x.x. 16).

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No.

Barnes.

Enborne.

Dorsetshire.

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Poor Mary sits a-

weeping.

Pray, Mary, what are

Pray, what are you a-

Pray, Sally, what are

you weeping for?

weeping for?

you weeping for?

I'm weeping for a

She's weeping for a

I'm weeping for a

sweetheart.

lover.

sweetheart.

On a bright summer's

This bright summer's

On a bright shiny day.

day.

10.

Pray, Mary, choose

Rise up and choose

your lover.

11.

Pray, Sally, go and

get one.

12.

13.

14.

Now you're married, I

Now Mary she is

wish you joy.

married.

15.

First a girl, then a

boy.

16.

Seven years after, son

and daughter.

17.

Pray, Sally, now

you've got one.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

Pray, young couple,

come kiss together.

25.

One kiss will never

part you.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Kiss her once, twice,

kiss three times over.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

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No.

Upton.

Sporle.

Colchester.

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Poor Mary is weeping.

Poor [ ] sat a-

Poor Mary sat a-

weeping.

Pray, tell me what

you're weeping for.

I am weeping for my

I'm weeping for a

true love.

sweetheart.

On a bright summer's

day.

By the side of the

river.

She sat down and

cried.

10.

Stand up and choose

Pray, get up and

your lover.

choose one.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Now you're married, I

wish you joy.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Now you're married you

must obey.

19.

You must be true to

all you say.

20.

You must be kind and

good.

21.

Help wife to chop

wood.

22.

Father and mother you

must obey.

23.

Love one another like

sister and brother.

24.

Pray, young couple,

come kiss together.

25.

26.

Go to church with your

lover.

27.

Be happy in a ring,

love.

28.

29.

Kiss both together,

love.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

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No.

Winterton.

Forest of Dean.

Liphook.

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Mary sits a-weeping.

Poor Sarah's a-

weeping.

Mary, what are you

Oh! what is Nellie

Oh, what is she a-

weep'ng for?

weeping for?

I'm weeping for a

I'm weeping for my

I'm weeping for a

sweetheart.

This bright summer's

day.

Close by the sea side.

On a cold and sunshine

day.

10.

Pray, get up and

Now stand up and

Rise up and choose

choose one.

your lover.

11.

12.

She shall have a

sweetheart.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

Go to church, love.

27.

28.

Say your prayers,

love.

29.

Kiss your lovers.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

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