School: Druim Beag (roll number 9035)
- Location:
- Drumbeg, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Sinéad Bean de Faoite
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 136
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- "The came three Gipsies Riding"
The children all get into two lines facing each other with three in one love and all the rest on the other line. Then the three children come forward singing.
"There came three gipsies riding, riding, riding
Three came three gipsies riding.
With a tipsy tooralee." Then the people on the other side come forward and sing
"What are you riding here for, here for, here for
What are you riding here for,
With a tipsy tooralee." Then the three sing again
"We are riding here to marry, marry, marry
We are riding here to marry.
With a tipsy tooralee."
Then the others sing again
"Marry one of us sir, us sir, us sir.
Marry one of us sir,
With a tipsy tooralee.
Then the Gipsies sing
"You are far too young to marry, marry, marry.
You are far too young to marry.
With a tipsy tooralee.
The the other one's sing
"We are old enough for you sir, you sir, you sir.
We are old enough for you sir,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pearl Alexander
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Dromore, Co. Donegal
