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Pass the ball an' the ball goin' round, the ball goin' round an' the key can't find, Mother, honey, oh! the ball goin' round. Journey, ball, journey, ball, journey, ball, journey, Mother, honey, oh! the ball can't find. |
The conventional "gwine" for "going" hardly represents it, only the o is pronounced so short that the word becomes practically one syllable. In the dance tunes we shall come across the word "dying" shortened in the same way.
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A variation of this is obtained by putting a ring on a cord and sliding it along. The tune is:—
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Me los' me gold ring fin' an' gi' me, Me los' me gold ring fin' an' gi' me, Me los' me gold ring fin' an' gi' me, A me husband gold ring fin' an' gi' me. |