CONTENTS.
William Wells Newell
PAGE
Editor's Note.
v
INTRODUCTORY.
I.
The Diffusion and Origin of American Game-rhymes.
1
II.
The Ballad, the Dance, and the Game.
8
III.
May-games.
13
IV.
The Inventiveness of Children.
22
V.
The Conservatism of Children.
28
I. LOVE-GAMES.
No.
1.
Knights of Spain.
39
2.
Three Kings.
46
3.
Here Comes a Duke.
47
4.
Tread, Tread the Green Grass.
50
5.
I will Give You a Paper of Pins.
51
6.
There She Stands, a Lovely Creature.
55
7.
Green Grow the Rushes, O!
56
8.
The Widow with Daughters to Marry.
56
9.
Philander's March.
58
10.
Marriage.
59
II. HISTORIES.
11.
Miss Jennia Jones.
63
12.
Down She Comes, as White as Milk.
67
13.
Little Sally Waters.
70
14.
Here Sits the Queen of England.
70
15.
Green Gravel.
71
16.
Uncle John.
72
17.
King Arthur was King William's Son.
73
18.
Little Harry Hughes and the Duke's Daughter.
75
19.
Barbara Allen.
78
III. PLAYING AT WORK.
20.
Virginia Reel.
80
21.
Oats, Pease, Beans, and Barley Grows.
80
22.
Who'll be the Binder?
84
23.
As We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.
86
24.
Do, do, Pity my Case.
87
25.
When I was a Shoemaker.
88
26.
Here we Come Gathering Nuts of May.
89
27.
Here I Brew and Here I Bake.
90
28.
Draw a Bucket of Water.
90
29.
Threading the Needle.
91
IV. HUMOR AND SATIRE.
30.
Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me?
93
31.
Quaker Courtship.
181
134.
School-ball.
182
135.
Wicket.
182
136.
Hockey.
182
137.
Roll-ball.
183
138.
Hat-ball.
183
139.
Corner-ball.
183
140.
Base-ball.
184
141.
Marbles.
185
142.
Cat.
186
143.
Cherry-pits.
187
144.
Buttons.
187
145.
Hop-Scotch.
188
146.
Duck on a Rock.
189
147.
Mumblety-peg.
189
148.
Five-stones.
190
XIV. RHYMES FOR COUNTING OUT.
149.
Counting Rhymes.
194
XV. MYTHOLOGY.
150.
London Bridge.
204
151.
Open the Gates.
212
152.
Weighing.
212
153.
Colors.
213
154.
Old Witch.
215
155.
The Ogree's Coop.
221
156.
Tom Tidler's Ground.
221
157.
Dixie's Land.
222
158.
Ghost in the Cellar.
223
159.
The Enchanted Princess.
223
160.
The Sleeping Beauty.
224
APPENDIX.
Collections of Children's Games.
229
Comparisons and References.
232
GAMES AND SONGS
OF
AMERICAN CHILDREN.
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