The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2) / With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.

by Alice Bertha Gomme

M. Can’t I go up and see them?

W. Your shoes are too dirty.

M. Can’t I take them off?

W. Your stockings are too dirty.

M. Can’t I take them off?

W. Your feet are too dirty.

M. Can’t I cut them off?

W. The blood would run on the floor.

M. Can’t I wrap them up in a blanket?

W. The fleas would hop out.