—Halliwell, Popular Rhymer, p. 229.

XXXVIII.

Rise, Sally Walker,
Rise if you can (Northumberland),
Sprinkle in the pan (Yorks. and Midlands),
Rise, Sally Walker,
For a young man.
Choose to the east,
Choose to the west,
Choose to the- very one (Northumberland),
pretty girl (Yorks., &c).
You love best.

Now you’re married,
I wish you joy,
First a girl,
And then a boy.

Seven years after, -(Northumberland).
Seven years over,
Now’s the time to
Kiss and give over.
Five years after -(Yorks., &c.)
A son and daughter,
Pray, young couple,
Kiss away.

—Hexham (Miss J. Barker).

XXXIX.

Sally Waters, Sally Waters, come rise if you can,
Come rise in the morning, all for a young man;
Come choose, come choose, come choose if you can,
Come choose a good one or let it alone.