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girl,— A kiss for kneel -- ing down."
The one who is chosen gives a kiss to the one who kneels at her feet, and goes behind her, taking hold of the end of her skirt. The rest go on with the game—the two coming up with forefingers pointed at the pretty girl, or boy—then three, and so on, until all are transferred from one side to the other.
LAZY MARY, WILL YOU GET UP?
A mother and daughter in the center of a ring. Daughter kneeling with closed eyes. Mother steps forward, while the ring circles round, and all sing:
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"La -- zy Ma -- ry, will you get up?
Will you get up? Will you get up?
La -- zy Ma -- ry, will you get up?
Will you get up to -- day?
Lazy Mary answers:
"What will you give me if I get up,
If I get up, if I get up,
What will you give me if I get up,
If I get up to-day?"
The mother mentions several things, to each of which Mary says:
"No, mother, I won't get up,
I won't get up, I won't get up;
No, mother, I won't get up,
I won't get up to-day."
Finally the mother offers her "A nice young man with rosy cheeks," and Lazy Mary springs to her feet, with—
"Yes, mother, I will get up,
I will get up, I will get up;
Yes, mother, I will get up,
I will get up to-day."
The ring breaks up, and all the children clap hands.
TRIALS, TROUBLES, AND TRIBULATIONS.
All the players are blindfolded, and joining hands, march forward, singing:
"Here we go through the Jewish nation,
Trials, troubles, and tribulation."
The fun consists in bringing up against a door, or in causing a general downfall by tripping over some obstacle—a chair or stool, or whatever may be in the way.
