No. 112 Lil Lil
This game is played in an open field. A boy stands in the centre of the field, and the other players at the sides. With the cry “Lil lil!” they run across. The tagger must touch a runner three times on the back, and whoever is so caught must assist him. There is a rhyme for this game—
Lil, lil,
Over the hill,
Wash my lady’s dishes,
Hang them on the bushes, etc.
“Lil lil!” is also a cry (in Boston) of children “coasting,” when the track is to be cleared.