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

Here we go round, ring by ring,
To see poor Mary lay in the ring;
Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown,
To see your dear mother go through the town.

I won’t rise, I won’t rise [from off the ground],
To see my poor mother go through the town.

Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown,
To see your dear father go through the town.

I won’t rise, I won’t rise [from off the ground],
To see my dear father go through the town.

Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown,
To see your dear sister go through the town.

I won’t rise, I won’t rise from off the ground,
To see my dear sister go through the town.

Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown,
To see your dear brother go through the town.

I won’t rise, I won’t rise up from off the ground,
To see my dear brother go through the town.

Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown,
To see your dear sweetheart go through the town.

I will rise, I will rise up from off the ground,
To see my dear sweetheart go through the town.