London street games

by Norman Douglas

We are washing linen, linen,

We are washing linen clean (repeat)

This way, tra la la,

That way, tra la la (repeat).

We are rinsing linen, linen etc.

We are mangling linen, linen etc.

We are hanging linen, linen etc.

or

The big ship sails on the holly holly ho,

Holly holly ho