4. Turn round.

5. Beat down ball on ground three times, and catch.

6. Again on ground and catch (once) at end of first "pot," and twice for second "pot."

Pray, Pretty Miss

-Hexham (Miss J. Barker).

I. Priperty Miss, will you come out,

Will you come out, will you come out?
Priperty Miss, will you come out
To help us with our dancing?

No!

The naughty girl, she won't come out,
She won't come out, she won't come out ;
The naughty girl, she won't come out
To help us with our dancing.

Priperty Miss, will you come out,

Will you come out, will you come out?
Priperty Miss, will you come out
To help us with our dancing?
Yes!

Now we've got another girl,
Another girl, another girl;
Now we've got another girl
To help us with our dancing.

-Fochabers (Rev. W. Gregor).

II. Pray, pretty Miss, will you come out,
Will you come out, will you come out?
Pray, pretty Miss, will you come out
To help me in my dancing?

Pray, pretty Miss, will you come out
To help me in my dancing?
Yes!

Now you are a good Miss!

Now you are a good Miss!

Now you are a good Miss!

To help me in my dancing.

-Cornwall (Folk-lore Journal, v. 47, 48).

III. Pray, pretty Miss, will you come out to help us in our

No!

dancing?

Oh, then you are a naughty Miss, won't help us with

our dancing.

Pray, pretty Miss, will you come out to help us in our

Yes!

dancing?

Now we've got our jolly old lass to help us with our
-Sheffield, Yorks. (Folk-lore Record, v. 87).

dancing.

IV. Oh, will you come and dance with me,

Oh, will you come and dance with me?

No!

[They say as above to the next girl, who says "Yes."]

Now we've got our bonny bunch

To help us with our dancing.

-Hurstmonceaux, Sussex (Miss Chase).

(b) The Scottish version of this game is played as follows:All the players stand in a line except two, who stand facing them. These two join hands crosswise, and then advancing and retiring, sing to the child at the end of the line the first four lines. The first child refuses, and they then dance round, singing the second verse. They sing the first verse again, and on her compliance she joins the two, and all three dance round together, singing the last verse. The three then advance and retire, singing the first verse to another child.

The Cornish version is played differently: a ring is formed, boy and girl standing alternately in the centre. The child in

the middle holds a white handkerchief by two of its corners; if a boy he would single out one of the girls, dance backwards and forwards opposite to her, and sing the first verse. If the answer were "No!" spoken with averted head over the left shoulder, he sang the second verse. Occasionally three or four in turn refused. When the request was granted the words were changed to the fourth verse. The handkerchief was then carefully spread on the floor; the couple knelt on it and kissed: the child formerly in the middle joined the ring, and the other took his place, or if he preferred it remained in the centre; in that case the children clasped hands and sang together the first verse over again, the last to enter the ring having the privilege of selecting the next partner.

(c) Miss Courtney says (Folk-lore Journal, v. 47), that this game is quite a thing of the past. Of the Hurstmonceaux version, Miss Chase says, "This game is not fully remembered. It was played about 1850." The words indicate an invitation to the dance similar to those in "Cushion Dance," "Green Grass."

Pretty Little Girl of Mine

-Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy).

-Tean, North Staffordshire (Miss Burne).

-Eccleshall (Miss Burne).

-Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

-Hanbury, Staffordshire (Edith Hollis).

I. Here's a pretty little girl of mine,
She's brought me many a bottle of wine;
A bottle of wine she gave me too—
See what this little girl can do.

On the carpet she shall kneel
As the grass grows on the fiel';
Stand upright on your feet,

And choose the one you love so sweet.

Now you are married I wish you joy,

First a girl and then a boy;

Seven years after, son and daughter;

Pray, young couple, kiss together.

-Symondsbury, Dorset (Folk-lore Journal, vii. 207).

II. Oh, this pretty little girl of mine,
Brought me many a bottle of wine;
A bottle of wine and a guinea, too,
See what my little girl can do.

Down on the carpet she shall kneel,
As the grass grows in the field;
Stand upright on your feet,

And choose the one you love so sweet.

Now I'm married and wish you joy,
First a girl and then a boy;

Seven years after, seven years past,

Kiss one another and

go to your class.

-Hampshire (Miss Mendham).

III. Here's a pretty little girl of mine,

Who's brought her bottle and glass of wine;

A glass of wine and a biscuit too,

See what my pretty girl will do.

On the carpet she shall kneel,
While the grass grows in the field;
Stand upright upon your feet,
Choose the one you love so sweet.

When you're married I wish you joy,
First a girl and second a boy,
Seven years after, son and daughter,
Now, young couple, kiss together.

-Gambledown, Hants (Mrs. Pinsent).

IV. Oh! this pretty little girl of mine,
Has cost me many a bottle of wine;
A bottle of wine and a guinea or two,
So see what my little girl can do.

Down on the carpet she shall kneel,
While the grass grows on her field;
Stand upright upon your feet,

And choose the one you love so sweet.

Now you are married you must obey,
Must be true in all you say;

You must be kind and very good,

And help your wife to chop the wood.

-Maxey (Northants Notes and Queries, i. 214).