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 come gathering nuts in May,
Nuts in May, nuts in May,
Here we come gathering nuts in May,
On a fine summer morning.

Whom will you have for nuts in May,
Nuts in May, nuts in May?
Whom will you have for nuts in May,
On a fine summer morning?

We’ll have —— for nuts in May,
Nuts in May, nuts in May,
We’ll have —— for nuts in May,
On a fine summer morning.

Who will you send to fetch her [or him] away,
To fetch her away, to fetch her away?
Who will you send to fetch her away,
On a fine summer morning?

We’ll send —— to fetch her away,
Fetch her away, fetch her away,
We’ll send —— to fetch her away,
On a fine summer morning.

—Liphook and Winterton, Hants (Miss Fowler).

II.

Here we come gathering nuts and May
[Nuts and May, nuts and May],
Here we come gathering nuts and May,
On a cold and frosty morning.

Pray who will you gather for nuts and May,
Pray who will you gather for nuts and May,
On a cold and frosty morning?

We’ll gather —— for nuts and May,
We’ll gather —— for nuts and May,
On a cold and frosty morning.