No. 64 The Farmer in the Dell
The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The farmer in the dell.
The first child chooses and places beside himself a second, then a third, and so on, while the rest sing to the same tune:
The farmer takes the wife—
The wife takes the child—
The child takes the nurse—
The nurse takes the dog—
The dog takes the cat—
The cat takes the rat—
The rat takes the cheese—
The cheese stands alone.
The “cheese” is “clapped out,” and must begin again as the “farmer.”
New York streets.