124 DORSET CHILDREN'S DOGGEREL RHYMES. 



II. Next I went to service, to service, to service, 



How happy was I ! 



'Twas this way and that way (imitate scrubbing), 

 How happy was I. 



III. Next I had a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart, 



Etc. (walk round in couples) 



IV. Next I got married, got married, got married, 



Etc. (walk round arm in arm) 



V. Next I had a baby, a baby, a baby, 



Etc. (imitate nursing a baby) 



VI. Next my husband died, he died, he died. 



How sorry was I ! (or Oh ! how I did cry), 



'Twas this way and that way (put pinafore to eyes), 



How sorry was I ! 



VII. Next my baby died, she died, she died, 



Etc. (imitate crying) 



There are several versions of this rhyme, in which a 

 " naughty girl." a " good girl," a " teacher " or a 

 " governess," a " nurse," and a " lady " are imitated. 



THE LADY OF THE LAND. 



Here comes the lady of the land, 

 With sons and daughters in her hand. 



The mother. Pray do you want a servant to-day ? 

 The lady. What can she do ? 



The mother. She can brew, she can bake, 

 She can make a wedding cake 

 Fit for you or any lady in the land. 



The lady. Pray, leave her. 



