Sally, Sally Waters (Q98982760)
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children's game and nursery rhyme
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Sally, Sally Waters |
children's game and nursery rhyme |
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19. century
1849
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1849
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3
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19 June 1875Gregorian
481
Yorkshire Village Games
1879
26–27
Chapter I. Life and Death of Man.
Sally Walker.
Sally, Sally Waters, why are you so sad ? / You shall have a husband either good or bad : / Then rise, Sally Waters, and sprinkle your pan, / For you’re just the young woman to get a nice man. (English)
Sally, Sally Waters, sprinkle in the pan, / Hie, Sally ! hie, Sally, for a young man ! / Choose for the best, / Choose for the worst, / Choose for the prettiest that you love best. (English)
Sally Water, Sally Water, / Springin’ in a pan ; / Cry, Sally, cry, Sally, / For a young man ; / Choose for the worst un, / Choose for the best un, / Choose for the little gell ’at you love the best. (British English)
Sally Walker, Sally Walker, / Come spring time and love, / She’s lamenting, she’s lamenting, / All for her young man. / Come choose to the east, come choose to the west, / Come choose the one that you love best. (British English)
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Sally, Sally Walker, sprinkle water in the pan, / Rise Sally, rise Sally, and seek your young man, / Turn to the east and turn to the west / And choose the one that you love best. (English)
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