Volume Ii Part 67 (1/2)

-Beddgelert (Mrs. Williams).

[Music]

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

[Music]

-Longcot choir girls, Berks. (Miss I. Barclay).

I. Wallflowers, wallflowers, growing up so high, All of you young ladies are sure to die.

Excepting --, she's the best of all.

She can hop, and she can skip, And she can turn a candlestick.

Oh my, fie for shame, turn your face to the wall again.

-Fernham and Longcot (Miss I. Barclay).

II. Wallflowers, wallflowers, Growing up so high, All you young ladies Are meant to die.

Excepting little --, She is the best of all.

She can skip, and she can dance, She can turn the candlestick.

O my, fie for shame, Turn your back to the wall again.

-From London maidservant (Miss E. Chase).

[Ill.u.s.tration]

III. w.i.l.l.y, w.i.l.l.y wallflower, Growin' up so high, We are all maidens, We shall all die.

Excepting --, She's the youngest daughter, She can hop, She can skip, She can turn the candlestick.

Fee, fie, shame, shame, Turn your backs together again:-, --, your sweetheart is dead, He's sent you a letter to turn back your head.

-Wakefield, Yorks (Miss Fowler).

IV. Wallflowers, wallflowers, Growing up so high, We young ladies, we shall die.

Except 'tis --, She's the youngest daughter.

She can hop, and she can skip, She can play the wire, Oh for shame, fie for shame, Turn your back and have a game.

-Hamps.h.i.+re (Miss E. Mendham).

V. Wally, wally wallflower, Growing up so high- All ye young ladies You must all die.

Excepting --, She's the best of all- She can hop, and she can skip, She can turn the mangle, Oh my, fie for shame, Turn your back to the wall again.

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

VI. Wall flowers, wall flowers, growing up so high, We are all children, and we shall all die.

Excepting --, she's the youngest child, She can hop, she can skip, She can turn the wedding ring, Fie, fie, fie for shame, Turn your face to the wall again.

-Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

VII. Wally, wally wall-flower, A-growen up so high, All we children be sure to die.

Excepting [naming the youngest]

'Cause she's the youngest, Oh! fie! for shame! fie! for shame!