No. 6 There She Stands, a Lovely Creature
This pretty song has been recited to us by informants of the most cultivated class, and, on the other hand, we have seen it played as a round by the very “Arabs of the street,” in words identically the same. It is an old English song, which has been fitted for a ring-game by the composition of an additional verse, to allow the selection of a partner.
“There she stands, a lovely creature,
Who she is, I do not know;
I have caught her for her beauty,—
Let her answer, yes or no.
“Madam, I have gold and silver,
Lady, I have houses and lands,
Lady, I have ships on the ocean,
All I have is at thy command.”
“What care I for your gold and silver,
What care I for your houses and lands,
What care I for your ships on the ocean—
All I want is a nice young man.”