No. 119 Three Around
Three little girls join hands and swing about, being the simplest form of motion without song, to which they give the name of “Three Around.”
No. 120 Iron Gates
Two little girls clasp hands tightly, singing,
Iron gates,
Never break,
While a third throws herself against them, and endeavors to break through.
No. 121 Charley Over the Water
Children sing, as they dance with clasped hands about one who stands in the centre of the ring:
Charley over the water,
Charley over the sea,
Charley catch a black-bird,
Can’t catch me!
At the last word all stoop, and if the child in the centre can catch any other before assuming that position, the latter must replace him.
Almost any summer evening, in certain streets of New York, children may be seen playing this round, which they sing on one note, with a shriek to conclude.