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1. How Games are Played - Tiddley Winks, Come and Find, When I Was a Washerwoman (continued)

   

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   When I was a washerwoman

   Children form circle and dance around and sing
   "When I was a washerwoman, a washerwoman, a washerwoman

   1. Here's the way I'd go
   I'd go this way and that way (imitating action of washing clothes)
   And that's the way I'd go

   2. When I was a teacher etc etc I'd go this way and that way and that's the way I'd go (clapping hands at this verse)

   3. When I got married, I'd go this way and that way etc etc (hushing baby to sleep)

   4. When I got a baby, I'd go this way and that way etc etc (same actions as for 3rd verse)

   5. Then the baby died - died and here's the way I'd go (caoinning then)

   6. Then I got a donkey etc etc

   Verse repeated and names of different animals introduced - (all the animals die in the game)

   Carmel Rafferty aged 9 told by her grandmother Rose Larkin aged

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Carmel Rafferty

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   9

   Informant

   Rosie Larkin

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female