—Symondsbury, Dorsetshire (Folk-lore Journal, vii. 207).

II.

Sally, Sally Walker, sprinkle water in the pan;
Rise, Sally, rise, Sally, and seek your young man;
Turn to the east and turn to the west,
And choose the one that you love best.

Now you’re married we wish you joy,
First a girl and then a boy,
Seven years after a son and a daughter,
So young lovers kiss together.

—Chudleigh Knighton, Devon (Henderson’s Folk-lore of the Northern Counties, p. 27).

III.

Sally, Sally Water,
Sprinkle in the pan;
Hi! Sally; Ho! Sally,
Choose a young man;
Choose for the best,
Choose for the worst,
Choose for the very one you love best.

Now you’re married we wish you joy,
First a girl and then a boy,
Seven years after sister and brother;
Kiss each other and come out of the water.

—Somersetshire, Notes and Queries, 8th series, i. 249 (Miss R. H. Busk).