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

A golden pin to tell her name, tell her name, tell her name,
A golden pin to tell her name, in a cold and frosty morning.

The answer is—

—— (girl’s name is given) is her name, is her name, is her name,
—— is her name, in a cold and frosty morning.

Then comes the lover’s name—

A golden watch to tell his name, tell his name, tell his name,
A golden watch to tell his name, in a cold and frosty morning.

The answer is—

So-and-so is his name, is his name, is his name,
So-and-so is his name, in a cold and frosty morning.

The one in the middle is then blindfolded, and all wheel round and sing—

Blindfolded dinna catch me, dinna catch me, dinna catch me,
Blindfolded dinna catch me, on a cold and frosty morning.