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

Perhaps that man might fall asleep,
Grant said the little bee,
Perhaps that man might fall asleep,
Where I’d be.

Get a dog to watch all night,
Grant said the little bee,
Get a dog to watch all night,
Where I’d be.

If that dog should run away,
Grant said the little bee,
If that dog should run away,
Where I’d be.

Give that dog a bone to pick,
Grant said the little bee,
Give that dog a bone to pick,
Where I’d be.

—Belfast, Ireland (W. H. Patterson).

II.

London Bridge is broken down,
Dance o’er my lady lee,
London Bridge is broken down,
With a gay lady.

How shall we build it up again?
Dance o’er my lady lee,
How shall we build it up again?
With a gay lady.

Silver and gold will be stole away,
Dance o’er my lady lee,
Silver and gold will be stole away,
With a gay lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Dance o’er my lady lee,
Build it up with iron and steel,
With a gay lady.