In her pocket a thousand pounds,
On her finger a gay gold ring.
Good-bye, good-bye, my dear.
—Hurstmonceux, Sussex (Miss Chase).
One child stands by herself, and the rest of the players range themselves in line. The child sings the first verse and the line replies, the four succeeding verses being alternately sung. After the last line the girl tries to pull one whom she has chosen from the line toward her. If not successful, she must try again. If she is, they both stand in the middle, and commence singing the words again with—
Here come two virgins on their knees, &c.
Probably a degraded version of “[Three Lords from Spain].”
Here I sit on a Cold Green Bank
Here I sit on a cold green bank
On a cold and frosty morning.
We’ll send a young man [or woman] to take you away,
To take you away,
We’ll send a young man to take you away,
On a cold and frosty morning.