Children's Singing Games. 109 



The three accept the hospitable offer, saying — 



Yes, we'll have some bread and wine, &c. 

 But the others say — 



Bread and wine you shall not get, &c. 

 Then we'll tell the policemen, &c. 



The three sing — 



Do you see yon battlefield, &c. 

 The others retort — 



What care we for the battlefield, &c. 

 The whole ends with a general boxing match, in fun, of course. 



Red Apples. 



This is sung to a rather agreeable tune. A girl is placed in 

 the centre of a ring formed by the others holding hands. They 

 move round keeping time to the tune and singing the following- 

 words. It will be observed that the last words are hardly in 

 keeping with the other lines : — 



Red apples I red apples ! by night and by day. 



There stands a valley, a valley away. 



There stands poor (Maggie) with a knife in her hand, 



You dare not touch her, or else she'll go mad ; 



Her cheeks were like roses, but now they're like snow. 



Oh ! (Maggie), oh (Maggie), you're dymg I know. 



We'll wash her in milk and we'll dress her in silk, 



And we'll write down her name with a gold pen and ink. 



Tee-o-mi-tanzy-oh (Maggie) likes her brandy, oh. 



In this game the children sit on their knees a little apart so 

 as to allow of the one chosen for the purpose going between. 

 This girl in her progress winds in and out between the others 

 while these sing — 



Round about the village. 



Round about the village, 



Eound about the village. 



As you have done before. 



In and out the windows, 



In and out the windows, &c. 



