“There stands a pretty maid in a black cap,
If you want a pretty maid in a black cap,
Please to take ‘she.’ ”—(East Cornwall).
“Ene, mene, mona, mi,
Pasca, lara, bona (or bora), bi,
Elke, belke, boh!”
“Eggs, butter, cheese, bread,
Stick, stack, stone, dead!”—(West Cornwall).
To this latter there are several nonsensical modern editions.
A game with a jingle somewhat like the first is played by children at Newlyn West, near Penzance, called—