The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland Volume Ii Part 10

Be happy in a ring, love; a ring, love; a ring, love.

Kiss both together, love, on this bright summer's day.

-Upton-on-Severn, Worcesters.h.i.+re (Miss Broadwood).

III. Pray, Sally, what are you weeping for- Weeping for-weeping for?

Pray, Sally, what are you weeping for, On a bright s.h.i.+ny day?

I am weeping for a sweetheart- A sweetheart-a sweetheart; I am weeping for a sweetheart, On a bright s.h.i.+ny day.

Pray, Sally, go and get one- Go and get one-get one; Pray, Sally, go and get one, On a bright s.h.i.+ny day.

Pray, Sally, now you've got one- You've got one-got one; Pray, Sally, now you've got one, On a bright sunny day.

One kiss will never part you- Never part you-part you; One kiss will never part you, On a bright sunny day.

-Dorsets.h.i.+re (_Folk-lore Journal_, vii. 209).

IV. Poor -- sat a-weeping, A-weeping, a-weeping; Poor -- sat a-weeping, On a bright summer's day.

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

Oh, pray get up and choose one, And choose one, and choose one; Oh, pray get up and choose one, On a bright summer's day.

Now you're married, you must obey; You must be true to all you say.

You must be kind, you must be good, And help your wife to chop the wood.

-Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).

V. Poor Mary sat a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sat a-weeping, down by the sea-side.

By the side of the river, by the side of the river, She sat down and cried.

Oh, pray get up and choose one, and choose one, and choose one, Oh, pray get up and choose one, down by the sea-side.

Now you're married, I wish you joy; Father and mother you must obey; Love one another like sister and brother, And pray, young couple, come kiss one another.

-Colchester (Miss G. M. Frances).

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

What is she weeping for, weeping for, weeping for, What is she weeping for on a fine summer's day?

She's weeping for her sweetheart, her sweetheart, her sweetheart, She's weeping for her sweetheart on a fine summer's day.

Pray get up and choose one, choose one, choose one, Pray get up and choose one on a fine summer's day.

Pray go to church, love; church, love; church, love; Pray go to church, love, on a fine summer's day.

Pray put the ring on, ring on, ring on, Pray put the ring on, on a fine summer's day.

Pray come back, love; back, love; back, love; Pray come back, love, on a fine summer's day.

Now you're married, we wish you joy; Your father and mother you must obey; Love one another like sister and brother; And now it's time to go away.

-(_Suffolk County Folk-lore_, pp. 66, 67.)

VII. Poor Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping on a bright summer's day.

Pray tell me what you are weeping for, weeping for, weeping for, Pray tell me what you are weeping for on a bright summer's day?

I'm weeping for a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart, I'm weeping for a sweetheart on a bright summer's day.

Poor Mary's got a shepherd's cross, a shepherd's cross, a shepherd's cross, Poor Mary's got a shepherd's cross on a bright summer's day.

-Berks.h.i.+re (Miss Thoyts, _Antiquary_, xxvii. 254).

VIII. Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Mary sits a-weeping, close by the sea-side.

Mary, what are you weeping for, weeping for, weeping for, Mary, what are you weeping for, close by the sea-side?

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

Pray get up and choose one, and choose one, and choose one, Pray get up and choose one, close by the sea-side.

-Winterton and Lincoln (Miss M. Peac.o.c.k).

IX. Poor Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping, on a bright summer's day.

She is weeping for her lover, her lover, She is weeping for her lover on a bright summer's day.

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

And now she's got a lover, a lover, And now she's got a lover, on a bright summer's day.

-Hanbury, Staffs. (Miss E. Hollis).

X. Oh, what is Nellie weeping for, A-weeping for, a-weeping for?

Oh, what is Nellie weeping for, On a cold and suns.h.i.+ne day?

I'm weeping for my sweetheart, My sweetheart, my sweetheart; I'm weeping for my sweetheart On a cold and suns.h.i.+ne day.

So now stand up and choose the one, And choose the one, and choose the one; So now stand up and choose the one, On a cold and suns.h.i.+ne day.

-Forest of Dean, Gloucesters.h.i.+re (Miss Matthews).

XI. Poor Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping, on a bright summer's day.

Pray what are you a-weeping for, a-weeping for, a-weeping for, Pray what are you a-weeping for on a bright summer's day?