Part 14 (2/2)

Old Father Baldpate, Say the slow bells at Aldgate.

You owe me ten s.h.i.+llings, Say the bells at St. Helen's.

Pokers and tongs, Say the bells at St. John's.

Kettles and pans, Say the bells at St. Ann's.

When will you pay me?

Say the bells at Old Bailey.

When I grow rich, Say the bells at Sh.o.r.editch.

Pray when will that be?

Say the bells of Stepney.

I am sure I don't know, Says the great bell at Bow.

Here comes a candle to light you to bed, And here comes a chopper to chop off your head.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Here comes a candle to light you to bed]

[_Game on a child's features._]

HERE sits the Lord Mayor; [_Forehead._ Here sit his two men; [_Eyes._ Here sits the c.o.c.k; [_Right cheek._ Here sits the hen; [_Left cheek._ Here sit the little chickens; [_Tip of nose._ Here they run in, [_Mouth._ Chinchopper, chinchopper, Chinchopper, chin! [_Chuck the chin._

[Ill.u.s.tration: Decoration]

DANCE, Thumbkin, dance; [_Keep the thumb in motion._ Dance, ye merrymen, every one; [_All the fingers in motion._ For Thumbkin, he can dance alone, [_The thumb only moving._ Thumbkin, he can dance alone; [_Ditto._ Dance, Foreman, dance, [_The first finger moving._ Dance, ye merrymen, every one; [_The whole moving._ But, Foreman, he can dance alone, Foreman, he can dance alone.

[_And so on with the others, naming the second finger ”Longman,” the third finger ”Ringman,” and the fourth finger ”Littleman.” Littleman cannot dance alone._]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Decoration]

[_Children stand round, and are counted one by one, by means of this rhyme. The child upon whom the last number falls is out, for ”Hide and Seek,” or any other game where a victim is required._]

HICKORY (1), d.i.c.kory (2), Dock (3), The mouse ran up the clock (4); The clock struck one (5); The mouse was gone (6); O(7), u(8), t(9), spells OUT!

[Ill.u.s.tration: Decoration]

[_A game at ball._]

CUCKOO, cherry-tree, Catch a bird, and give it to me; Let the tree be high or low, Let it hail, rain, or snow.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Decoration]

[_A song set to five fingers._]

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