B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G.
Roses red, roses white,
Roses in my garden;
I would not part
With my sweetheart
For tuppence hapenny farthing.
A, B, C, &c., to X, Y, Z.—Deptford.
Knife and fork,
Lay the cloth,[9]
Don’t forget the salt,
Mustard, vinegar,
Pepper!
—Deptford.
They sometimes make a girl skip back and forth the long way of the rope, using this dialogue—
Girl skipping.—“Father, give me the key.”
Father.—“Go to your mother.”
Girl jumping in opposite direction.—“Mother, give me the key.”
Mother.—“Go to your father.”
Lady, lady, drop your handkerchief,
Lady, lady, pick it up.