The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2) / With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

by Alice Bertha Gomme

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Handy Dandy

I.

Handy dandy,
Sugary candy—
Top or bottom?

Handy spandy,
Jack a dandy—
Which good hand will you have?

—Halliwell’s Dictionary: Nursery Rhymes, p. 216.

II.

Handy dandy riddledy ro—
Which will you have, high or low?

—Halliwell’s Nursery Rhymes, p. 216.

III.