Nettles grow in an angry bush,

An angry bush, an angry bush;

Nettles grow in an angry bush,

With my High, Ho, Ham!

This is the way the lady goes,

The lady goes, the lady goes;

This is the way the lady goes,

With my High, Ho, Ham!

The children dance round, singing the first three lines, turning round and clapping hands for the fourth line. They curtsey while saying "this is the way the lady goes," and again turn round and clap hands for the last line. The same process is followed in every verse, only varying what they act,—thus, in the third verse, they bow for the gentleman,—

Nettles grow in an angry bush, &c.

This is the way the gentleman goes, &c.

Nettles grow in an angry bush, &c.

This is the way the tailor goes, &c.

And so the amusement is protracted ad libitum, with shoemaking, washing the clothes, ironing, churning, milking, making up butter, &c.