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I stand before my lover, I stand before my lover; I stand before my lover, As I have done before.
Follow me to London, Follow me to London; Follow me to London, As you have done before.
Dance away to Fairyland, Dance away to Fairyland; Dance away to Fairyland, As we have done before.
-Stevenage, Herts. (Mrs. Lloyd, taught to a friend's children by a nurse from Stevenage).
X. All round the village, All round the village; All round the village, As we have done before.
In and out of the window, In and out of the window; In and out of the window, As we have done before.
Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As we have done before.
Kiss her if you love her, Kiss her if you love her; Kiss her if you love her, As we have done before.
Take her off to London, Take her off to London; Take her off to London, As we have done before.
-Earls Heaton, Yorks. (Herbert Hardy).
XI. All round the village, All round the village; All round the village, As you have done before.
In and out the windows, In and out the windows; In and out the windows, As you have done before.
Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before.
Follow her to London, Follow her to London; Follow her to London, As you have done before.
-Tean, North Staffs, (from a Monitor in the School).
XII. Round and round the village, &c., As you have done before.
In and out the windows, as you have done before.
Stand and face your lover, &c.
Follow me to London, &c.
-Roxton, St. Neots (Miss E. Lumley).
XIII. Out and in the windows, Out and in the windows; Out and in the windows, As you have done before.
Stand before your lover, Stand before your lover; Stand before your lover, As you have done before.
Follow her to London, Follow her to London; Follow her to London, Before the break of day.
-Fraserburgh (Rev. W. Gregor).
XIV. In and out of the window, In and out of the window; In and out of the window, As you have done before.
Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As you have done before.
Give me a kiss, my darling, Give me a kiss, my darling; Give me a kiss, my darling, As you have done before.
Follow me to London, Follow me to London; Follow me to London, As you have done before.
-Hanbury, Staffordshire (Miss E. Hollis).
XV. Marching round the ladies, Marching round the ladies, as you have done before.
In and out the windows, In and out the windows, as you have done before.
Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover, as you have done before.
Follow me to London, Follow me to London, as you have done before.
Bring me back to Belfast, Bring me back to Belfast, as you have done before.
-Belfast, Ireland (W. R. Patterson).
XVI. Come gather again on the old village green, Come young and come old, who once children have been.
Such frolics and games as ne'er before were seen, We join in riots and play [? riotous].
Take her off to London, Take her off to London, Take her off to London.
In and out the windows, In and out the windows; In and out the windows, As you have gone before.
Round about the village, Round about the village; Round about the village, As you have gone before.
Soon we will get married, Soon we will get married; Soon we will get married, And never more depart.
-Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).
XVII. Three jolly sailor boys Lately come ash.o.r.e, Spend their time in drinking lager wine, As they have done before.
We go round, and round, and round, As we have done before; And this is a girl, and a very pretty girl, A kiss for kneeling there.
Go in and out the window, Go in and out the window; Go in and out the window, As we have done before.
Follow me to London, Follow me to London; Follow me to London, As we have done before.
Go back and face your lover, Go back and face your lover; Go back and face your lover, As we have done before.
-Brigg (from a Lincolnshire friend of Miss J. Barker).
XVIII. Up and down the valley, Up and down the valley; Up and down the valley, As I have done before.
In and out the window, In and out the window; In and out the window, As I have done before.
Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover; Stand and face your lover, As I have done before.
Follow me to London, Follow me to London; Follow me to London, As I have done before.
-Settle, Yorks. (Rev. W. S. Sykes).
