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One Johnny Miller he was living Water Lane
an’ he wheel right roun’ an’ the ladies drop.
One on the right an’ the other on the left,
an’ he wheel right roun’ an’ the ladies drop.
The tune is again familiar. A boy takes two girls out of the circle, leaves one in the middle and wheels the other. Having dropped her he wheels the second one. The wheeling over, she is dropped. These two then resume their places in the circle, and the boy takes out two more.
“Water Lane.” Kingston lies on ground sloping evenly to the sea. It is laid out on the American plan in parallel streets. A broad “Street” alternates with a narrower “Lane.” The lanes pointing to the sea have water running down them and are called Water Lanes.