See “[Accroshay],” “[Loup the Bullocks],” “Spanish Fly.”[Addendum]
Leap the Bullock
See “[Leap-frog],” “[Loup the Bullocks].”
Leaves are Green
The leaves are green, the nuts are brown,
They hang so high they will not come down;
Leave them alone till frosty weather,
Then they will all come down together.
—Berkshire (Miss Thoyts, Antiquary, xxvii. 254).
These lines are sung while the children dance round in a circle. When the last words are sung, the children flop down upon the ground. The tune sung is, Miss Thoyts says, that of “[Nuts in May].”
Lend Me your Key
Please will you lend us your key?
What for?
Please, our hats are in the garden.
Yes, if you won’t steal any beans.
Please, we’ve brought the key back; will you lend us your frying-pan?
What to do with?
To fry some beans.
Where have you got them?
Out of your garden.
—Earls Heaton (H. Hardy).