Take hold of my little finger,
Maycanameecan,
Pray tell me the name
Of your young man.
—Hurstmonceux, Sussex (Miss Chase).
Here we come up the green grass,
Green grass, green grass,
Here we come up the green grass,
Dusty, dusty, day.
Fair maid, pretty maid,
Give your hand to me,
I’ll show you a blackbird,
A blackbird on the tree.
We’ll all go roving,
Roving side by side,
I’ll take my fairest ——,
I’ll take her for my bride.
Will you come?
No!
Naughty miss, she won’t come out,
Won’t come out, won’t come out,
Naughty miss, she won’t come out,
To help us with our dancing.
Will you come?
Yes!
Now we’ve got our bonny lass,
Bonny lass, bonny lass,
Now we’ve got our bonny lass,
To help us with our dancing.