No. 99 The Wandering Dollar
A coin is passed about the circle, and the central player is to guess who has it. The dollar is held in the palm, then passed about the ring by each player alternately clapping his hands together, and then extending his arms so as to touch the hands of his neighbor. For this purpose the right hand should be held downward, and the left turned upward, as the arms are extended. The coin is to be palmed from hand to hand, and the rhythmical motions being accompanied with song (to almost any tune) make a very pretty game, but one which requires much practice to master. The verse sung is,
Dollar, dollar, how you wander,
From the one unto the other!
Is it fair, is it fair,
To leave Miss [Anna] so long without a chair?
Cincinnati.
The game is a modern translation from the German, presumably by the children themselves.