—Berrington and Ellesmere (Shropshire Folk-lore, p. 521).
Draw a bucket o’ water
For a lady’s daughter;
One and a hush, two and a rush,
Please, young lady, come under my bush.
—Fochabers (Rev. W. Gregor).
Draw a bucket of water
For a lady’s daughter;
One in a bush,
Two in a bush,
Three in a bush,
Four in a bush,
And out you go.
—Crockham Hill, Kent (Miss Chase).
Drawing a bucket of water
For my lady’s daughter;
Put it in a chestnut tree,
And let it stay an hour.
One of you rush, two may rush,
Please, old woman, creep under the bush;
The bush is too high, the bush is too low,
Please, old woman, creep under the bush.
—Hampshire (Miss Mendham).