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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 307

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    We came to see Jenny Joe is played in the following way. One girl stands with her back to the wall and another hides behind her. Then a row with one in the middle called a mother come up to her singing. "We came to see Jenny-Joe, Jenny-Joe Jenny-Joe if she is in". The one at the wall answers "She's upstairs washing clothes, washing-clothes, washing-clothes. She's upstairs washing clothes, washing clothes can't see her to-day. Then the row go away again singing "Farewell young ladies and gentlemen too. We came to see Genny-Joe etc. This time the one at the wall answers: She's up stairs ironing clothes iron clothes can't see her to-day. Then the row go away again singing. Farewell young, ladies young ladies young ladies. Farewell young ladies and gentlemen too. We came to see Gemmy-Joe etc. The
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