The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland Volume Ii Part 25

Roundabout, or Ches.h.i.+re Round

This is danced by two only, one of each s.e.x; after leading off into the middle of an imaginary circle, and dancing a short time opposite to each other, the one strives by celerity of steps in the circ.u.mference of the circle to overtake and chase the other round it; the other in the meantime endeavouring to maintain an opposite situation by equal celerity in receding.-Roberts' _Cambrian Popular Antiquities_, p. 46.

Halliwell gives Round, a kind of dance. "The round dance, or the dancing of the rounds."-_Nomenclator_, 1585, p. 299. There was a sort of song or ballad also so called.-_Dict. Provincialisms._

Round and Round the Village

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

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-Hanbury, Staff. (Edith Hollis).

I. Round and round the village, Round and round the village; Round and round the village, As we have done before.

In and out the windows, In and out the windows; In and out the windows, As we have done before.

Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As we have done before.

Follow her to London, Follow her to London; Follow her to London, As we have done before.

Kiss her before you leave her, Kiss her before you leave her; Kiss her before you leave her, As we have done before.

-Barnes, Surrey (taken down from children of village school-A. B.

Gomme).

II. Round and round the village, Round and round the village; Round and round the village, As you have done before.

In and out the window, In and out the window; In and out the window, As you have done before.

Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before.

-Deptford, Kent (Miss Chase).

III. Round and round the village, In and out of the window; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before.

Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Oh, stand and face your lover, As you have done before.

Follow me to London, Follow me to London; Oh, follow me to London, As you have done before.

-Wakefield, Yorks. (Miss Fowler).

IV. Round and round the village, In and out of the window; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before; Oh, stand and face your lover, As you have done before, O.

Follow me to London, Follow me to London; Follow me to London, As you have done before.

-Winterton and Bottesford, Lincolns.h.i.+re (Miss M. Peac.o.c.k).

V. Round and round the village, Round and round the village; Round and round the village, As you have done before.

In and out the windows, In and out the windows; In and out the windows, As you have done before.

Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before.

Shake hands with your lover, Shake hands with your lover; Shake hands with your lover, As you have done before.

-From girls of Clapham High School (Miss F. D. Richardson).

VI. Out and in the villages, Out and in the villages; Out and in the villages, As you have done before.

Out and in the windows, Out and in the windows; Out and in the windows, As you have done before.

Stand before your lover, Stand before your lover; Stand before your lover, As you have done before.

-Cullen (Rev. W. Gregor).

VII. Go round and round the village, Go round and round the village, As we have done before.

Go in and out the window, Go in and out the window, As we have done before.

Come in and face your lover, Come in and face your lover, As we have done before.

I measure my love to show you, I measure my love to show you, As we have done before.

I kneel because I love you, I kneel because I love you, As we have done before.

Follow me to London, Follow me to London, As we have done before.

Back again to Westerham, Back again to Westerham, As we have done before.

-Crockham Hill, Kent (Miss Chase).

VIII. Walking round the village, Walking round the village; Walking round the village, As we have done before.

In and out the windows, In and out the windows; In and out the windows, As you have done before.

Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before.

Now they go off courting, Now they go off courting; Now they go off courting, As they have done before.

Chase her back to Scotland, Chase her back to Scotland; Chase her back to Scotland, As you have done before.

-Penzance, Cornwall (Mrs. Mabbott).

IX. Round about the village, Round about the village; Round about the village, As you have done before.

In and out of the windows, In and out of the windows; In and out of the windows, As you have done before.