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" Jeannie Jones," or 4t Jeannie Jo," is a very widely-known 

 game, F.L.J., III. (2), 173. " Jo " seems to be the original name, 

 and means sweetheart. At Ballymiscaw, Jeannie kneels with 

 her head hidden in the "mother's" apron, and the rest walk 

 too and fro. At the end Jeannie rushes after the others, and 

 the one she catches is Jeannie next time. 



" Jeannie Jo," Ballymiscaw School — 



" Ladies and gentlemen come to see Jeannie Jo, Jeannie Jo. Is she at home ?" 



" Jeannie Jo 's washing clotnes ; can't see her to-day." 



" Ladies and gentlemen," &c. 



" Jeannie Jo 's starching clothes," &c. 



" Ladies and gentlemen," &c. 



" Jeannie Jo 's ironing clothes," &c. 



"Ladies and gentlemen," &c. 



" Jeannie Jo let the hot iron fall on her foot ; can't see her to-day." 



" Ladies and gentlemen,'' &c. 



" Jeannie Jo 's worse," &c. 



" Ladies and gentlemen," &c. 



" Jeanie Jo 's dead } can't see her to-day. What shall we dress her in — black ?" 



" Black for the black men j no." 



" Blue ?" 



" Blue for the blue men ; no." 



"White?" 



" White for the dead people j yes." 



" Jeannie Jo," Holywood, Co. Down — 



" I came to see Jeannie Jo, Jeannie Jo, Jeannie Jo, I came to see Jeannie Jo. Is 

 she within ?" 



" Jeannie Jo washing clothes, washing clothes, washing clothes, Jeannie Jo 

 washing clothes, and ye can't see her to-day." 



" Oh but I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, oh but I'm sorry I can't see her to-day." 



"Farewell, ladies, oh ladies, oh ladies, farewell ladies, and gentlemen too." 



" I came to see Jeannie Jo," &c. 



"Jeannie Jo starching clothes," &c. 



" Oh but I'm sorry," &c. 



" Farewell, ladies, oh," &c. 



" I came to see Jeannie Jo," &c. 



"Jeannie Jo smoothing clothes," &c. 



" Oh but I'm sorry," &c. 



"Farewell, ladies, oh," &c. 



" I came to see Jeannie Jo," &c. 



