hat_? Do _this_ way and
_that_ way, and _this_ way and _that_ way; Did you
ev-er see a las-sie do _this_ way and _that_?
]

[Illustration: DRAW A BUCKET OF WATER]

DRAW A BUCKET OF WATER

_4 to 60 or more players._

_Indoors; out of doors._

This game is played in groups of four, generally by girls. Two players
face each other, clasping hands at full arm's length. The other two
face each other in the same way, with their arms crossing those of the
first couple at right angles. Bracing the feet, the couples sway
backward and forward, singing the following rhyme:--

[Illustration music:

Draw a buck-et of wa-ter, For my la-dy's daugh-ter,
One in a rush, Two in a rush,
Please, lit-tle girl, bob un-der the bush.
]

Draw a bucket of water,
For my lady's daughter.
One in a rush,
Two in a rush,
Please little girl, bob under the bush.

As the last line is said, the players all raise their arms without
unclasping the hands and place them around their companions, who
stoop to step inside. They will then be standing in a circle with arms
around each other's waists. The game finishes by dancing in this
position around in a ring, repeating the verse once more.

The illustration shows in the left-hand group the pulling backward and
forward; in the rear (center) group the lifting of hands and stooping
under; and in the right-hand group the position for dancing around
while repeating the verse.

[Illustration music: DUCK DANCE (THE)

1. I saw a ship a-sail-ing, A-sail-ing on the sea;
And oh, it was la-den With pret-ty things for me.

2. There were com-fits in the cab-in, And ap-ples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk, And the masts were made of gold.

3. Four and twen-ty sail-ors That sat up-on the decks
Were four and twen-ty white mice With chains a-bout their necks.

4. The cap-tain was a duck With a pack-et on his back,
And when the ship be-gan to move The cap-tain cried "Quack! quack!"
]

I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea;
And oh, it was laden with pretty things for me.
There were comfits in the cabin, and apples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk, and the masts were made of gold.

Four and twenty sailors that sat upon the deck
Were four and twenty white mice with chains about their necks.
The captain was a duck with a packet on his back,
And when the ship began to move