The Queen was in the parlour,
Eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;
There came a little Dicky Bird And popp'd upon her nose.
DESCRIPTION
Formation;—Standing in the right aisle with hands on hips, facing the front of room.
| 1st Line;— | The King | was in |
| Interpretation;— | Jump, in place, with a quarter turn to the right. | Jump, in place, with a quarter turn to the left.(Front.) |
| the counting | house, | |
| Inter.;— | Place left foot in seat area. | Sit in seat. |
Counting out his money; | ||
| Inter.;— | Suit activity to words, holding imaginary coins inpalm of left hand and count with the right hand. | |
| 2nd Line;— | The Queen | was in |
| Inter.;— | Stand in the right aisle; face to the left and immediately placehands in support on back of seat and edge of desk. | Vault over seat, (Upon completion of vault, the hands assumenormal position.) |
the parlour, | ||
| Inter.;— | Face to the right; place right foot in seat areaand become seated. | |
Eating bread and honey; | ||
| Inter.;— | Suit activity to words, encircling imaginary platewith left arm and imitate eating with the right hand. | |
| 3rd Line;— | The maid | was in |
| Inter.;— | Place right foot in right aisle. | Stand in right aisle and place hands on hips. |
the garden, | ||
| Inter.;— | Bow and assume erect position. | |
| Hanging | out | |
| Inter.;— | Bend trunk forward downward; stretch arms downward, graspingclothes. | Raise trunk, stretch arms upward and grasp imaginaryclothesline. |
the clothes; | ||
| Inter.;— | Using right hand, take clothes-pin out of mouth andpin clothes on the line. | |
| 4th Line;— | There came a little Dicky Bird, | |
| Inter.;— | Replace hands to hips and mark time, in place.(Left, right, left and right.) | |
| And popped | upon her | |
| Inter.;— | Jump, in place, and clap hands once. | Replace hands to hips; step right sideward and close left toright. |
| nose! | ||
| Inter.;— | Bow and assume erect position. | |
SEE SAW, MARJORY DAW
Permission to use words and music:—McLoughlin Bros. J. W. Elliott