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For Thumbkin, he can dance alone,

[The thumb only moving.
‘Thumbkin, he can dance alone,

[ Ditto.
Dance, Foreman, dance,

[The first finger moving.
Dance, ye merrymen, every one;

[The whole moving.
But Foreman, he can dance alone,
Foreman, he can dance alone.

And so on with the others—naming the second finger “ Long-

man,” the third finger “Ringman,” and the fourth finger
“Littleman.” Littleman cannot dance alone.

CCCLI.
[The following is used by schoolboys when two are starting to run a race. ]

ONE to make ready,
And two to prepare;
Good luck to the rider,
And away goes the mare.

CCCLII.

AWAKE, arise, pull out your eyes,
And hear what time of day;

And when you have done, pull out your tongue,
And see what you can say.