POPULAR LOVE-RHYME.
The following lines very forcibly express the condition of many a country milkmaid, when motherly influences, or other considerations, render her incapable of giving a final decision upon the claims of two rival suitors. The rhymes may be changed so as to suit other Christian names at pleasure:—
Heigh ho! my heart is low,
My mind runs all on one;
W stands for William true,
But J for my love John.
WIGAN NURSERY SONG.
Little John Jiggy Jag,
He rode a penny nag,
And went to Wigan to woo-oo-oo.
When he came to a beck [brook],
He fell and broke his neck;
Johnny, now how dost thou do-oo-oo?
I made him a hat
Out of my coat-lap,
With stockings of pearly blue-ue-ue,
A hat and a feather,
To keep out the cold weather;
So Johnny, dear, how dost thou do-oo-oo?
WINWICK CHURCH RHYME.
The church at little Winwick,
It stands upon a sod;
And when a maid is married there,
The steeple gives a nod.
