The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland Volume Ii Part 55

Our spurs are bright and richly wrought, For in this town they were not bought; And in this town they shan't be sold, Neither for silver nor for gold.

Turn back, turn back, ye Spanish knights, And brush your buckles till they are bright.

Our buckles are bright and richly wrought, For in this town they were not bought; And in this town they shan't be sold, Neither for silver nor for gold.

-Yorks.h.i.+re (Miss E. Cadman).

XXIV. There was one lord that came from Spain, He came to court my daughter Jane;

My daughter Jane, she is too young To be controlled by a flattering tongue.

Will you? No.

Will you? Yes.

[This second one then joins hands with the "lord," and they dance round together, saying-]

You dirty wee scut, you wouldn't come out To help us with our dancing.

-Ballymiscaw school, co. Down (Miss C. N. Patterson).

XXV. There were one lord came out of Spain, Who came to court your daughter Jane.

Your daughter Jane, she is too young To be controlled by flattering tongue.

Oh! fare thee well; oh! fare thee well; I'll go and court some other girl.

Come back, come back, your coat is white, And choose the fairest in your sight.

The fairest one that I can see, is --, come to me.

-Holywood, co. Down (Miss C. N. Patterson).

XXVI. Here's two dukes come out from Spain, For to court your daughter Jane;

My daughter Jane is far too young, She cannot hear your flattering tongue.

Be she young, or be she old, Her beauty must be sold, Either for silver or for gold; So fare you well, my lady fair, I'll call again some other day.

-Galloway (J. G. Carter).

XXVII. Here's one old Jew, just come from Spain, To ask alone your daughter Jane.

Our daughter Jane is far too young To understand your Spanish tongue.

Go away, Coat-green.

My name is _not_ Coat-green, I _step_ my foot, and away I go.

Come back, come back, your coat is green, And choose the fairest one you see.

The fairest one that I can see Is pretty Alice. Come to me.

I will not come.

Naughty girl, she won't come out, She won't come out, she won't come out; Naughty girl, she won't come out, To see the ladies dancing.

I will come.

Pretty girl, she has come out, She has come out, she has come out; Pretty girl, she has come out, To see the ladies dancing.

-Berwicks.h.i.+re (A. M. Bell, _Antiquary_, vol. x.x.x. p. 15).

XXVIII. Here come two Jews, just come from Spain, To take away your daughter Jane.

My daughter Jane is far too young, She cannot bear your chattering tongue.

Farewell! farewell! we must not stay; We'll call again another day.

Come back, come back, your choice is free, And choose the fairest one you see.

The fairest one that I can see Is A-- F--. Come to me.

-Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).

XXIX. There came three dukes a-riding, a-riding, a-riding, There came three dukes a-riding, To court my daughter Jane.

My daughter Jane is far too young, far too young, My daughter Jane is far too young, She hath a flattering tongue.

They're all as red as roses, as roses, as roses, They're all as red as roses with sitting in the sun.

-Perth (Rev. W. Gregor).

x.x.x. Here comes a duke a-riding, To court your daughter Jane.

My daughter Jane is far too young To listen to your saucy tongue; Go back, go back, you saucy Jack, And clean your spurs and ... .

My spurs are bright as bright can be, With a tissima, tissima, tissima tee.

Go through the house, go through the hall, And choose the fairest of them all.

The fairest one that I can see Is --. Come to me.

-Clapham School (Mrs. Herbertson).

x.x.xI. Here comes three dukes a-riding, a-riding, Here comes three dukes a-riding, to court your daughter Jane.

My daughter Jane is yet too young To bear your silly, flattering tongue.