Formation;—Double circle formation facing partners with hands on hips.
Suggestion:—In so far as possible have the sex units divided; the boys forming the inner circle and the girls forming the outer circle.
| 1st Line;— | Bean | porridge | hot, | |
| Interpretation;— | Clap hands to thighs. | Clap own hands. | Clap partner's hands. | |
| Bean | porridge | cold, | ||
| Inter.;— | Clap hands to thighs. | Clap own hands. | Clap partner's hands. | |
| 2nd Line;— | Bean | porridge | ||
| Inter.;— | Clap hands to thighs. | Clap own hands. | ||
in the | pot, | |||
| Inter.;— | With right hand, clap partner's righthand. | Clap own hands. | ||
| Nine | days | old; | ||
| Inter.;— | With left hand clap partner's left hand. | Clap own hands. | Clap partner's hands. | |
Description of pupil; Outer circle. Counterlike as to movement for pupils of inner circle.
| 3rd Line;— | Some | like it | hot, And |
| Inter.;— | Clasp partner's hands and raise arms to shoulder height. Stepsideward, right. (In line of direction.) | Close left to right. | Step dip, right. |
| Some | like it | cold, | |
| Inter.;— | Step sideward, left. (In reverse line of direction.) | Close right to left. | Step dip, left. |
| 4th Line;— | Some like it in the pot, | ||
| Inter.;— | Four chasse steps in line of direction. | ||
| Nine days | old. | ||
| Inter.;— | Jump, in place, once. | Jump, in place, once. | |
FLY AWAY JACK AND JILL
Arr. by J. N. Richards
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Two little blackbirds,