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

A name for “[Blind Man’s Buff].”—Jamieson.

Blind Hob

The Suffolk name for “[Blind Man’s Buff].”—Halliwell’s Dictionary; Moor’s Suffolk Glossary.

Blind Man’s Buff

I.

Come, shepherd, come, shepherd, and count your sheep.
I canna come now, for I’m fast asleep.
If you don’t come now they’ll all be gone.
What’s in my way?
A bottle of hay.
Am I over it?

—Shrewsbury (Burne’s Shropshire Folk-lore, p. 525).

II.

How many fingers do I hold up?
Four, three, &c. [at random in reply].
How many horses has your father?
Three [fixed reply].
What colour?
White, red, and grey.
Turn you about three times;
Catch whom you may!

—Deptford (Miss Chase).