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

Another form of words is—

The fillan o’ the punch bowl,
That wearies me;
The fillan o’t up, an’ the drinkan’ o’t doon,
An’ the kissan o’ a bonnie lass,
That cheeries me.

—Fochabers (Rev. W. Gregor).

II.

Round about the punch bowl,
Punch bowl, punch bowl;
Round about the punch bowl, one, two, three.

First time never to fall,
Never to fall, never to fall;
First time never to fall, one, two, three.

Second time, the catching time,
Catching time, catching time;
Second time, the catching time, one, two, three.

Third time, the kissing time,
Kissing time, kissing time,
Third time, the kissing time, one, two, three.

—Belfast (W. H. Patterson).

III.