Down In The Valley (two versions)
a. Peggy MacGillivray:
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
Where Mary Gray, she grows like a rose,
She grows, she grows, she grows so sweet,
That she calls for her lover at the end of the street.
Sweetheart, sweetheart, will you marry me?
Yes, love, yes, love, half past three.
Ice cakes, spice cakes, all for tea,
And we'll have a wedding at half past three.
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Ready for the wedding at half-past three.
b. Norton Park schoolchildren:
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
Where [Emma Thomson], she grows like a rose.
She grows, she grows, she grows so sweet,
That she calls for her lover at the end of the street.
Sweetheart, sweetheart, will you marry me?
Yes, love, yes, love, half past three.
Ice cakes, spice cakes, all for tea,
And we'll have a wedding at half past three.
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Pump, pump, here comes the taxi-cab,
Ready for the wedding at half past three.
A courting game or for skipping with French Ropes. Here there are iced cakes for afternoon tea, and an urban taxicab for transport. In older versions the bride makes a dumpling, cuts it into slices, and offers them to the company to taste. Opie's The Singing Game # 20.
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Singing in the Streets: Scottish Children's Songs
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