DORSET CHILDREN'S DOGGEREL RHYMES. 113 



This dismal little game is obviously a dramatic representa- 

 tion of mourning ; and the suggested explanation of " green 

 gravel " as a corruption of green grave is almost undoubtedly 

 the right one. It has been wondered if the words " turn 

 round your head " have a reference to an old custom of the 

 attendants on a corpse newly laid out returning into the 

 death-chamber backwards. 



This rhyme, with variations, is found in nearly every part 

 of England. In some parishes " gravels " or " grasses " 

 takes the place of the more correct " gravel." The Dorset 

 tune, given above, differs from the North Country tune. 



JINNY JONES. 



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Jinnjj IOUVM 



1. Enquirers. Please can I see Jinny Jones, Jones, Jones, 



Please can I see Jinny Jones ; how is she now ? 



II. Jinny's Mother. Jinny Jones is washing, washing, washing, 

 Jinny Jones is washing ; you can't see her 

 now. 



III. Enquirers. Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, 



Very well, ladies, and gentle mens too. 



IV. Enquirers repeat the first verse. 



V. Jinny's Mother. Jinny Jones is ironing, ironing, ironing, 



Jinny Jones is ironing, you can't see her now. 



VI. and VII. Enquirers repeat the third and first verses. 



VIII. Jinny's Mother. Jinny Jones is ill, ill, ill, 



Jinny Jones is ill ; you can't see her now. 



