h succeeds in pulling its opponent
across a given line.

Where a large number of players are taking part, say over ten, the
action may be made much more rapid and interesting by forming several
spans or arches to the bridge instead of only one, and by having the
players run instead of walk under. There is thus much more activity
for each player, and the prisoners are all caught much sooner.

This is a very ancient game, supposed to have originated in the
custom of making a foundation sacrifice at the building of a
bridge. The tug of war is thought by Mr. Newell possibly to
signify a contest between powers of good and evil for the soul
of the victim sacrificed.

LOOBY LOO

_5 to 60 or more players._

_Indoors; out of doors._

Here we dance, looby, looby, looby.
Here we dance, looby, looby, light.
Here we dance, looby, looby, looby, loo,
Every Saturday night.

Put your right hand in
Put your right hand out
Give your right hand a shake, shake, shake,
Hinkumbooby round-about.

Here we dance, looby, looby, looby, etc.

Put your left hand in, etc.

Here we dance, looby, looby, looby, etc.

Put your two hands in, etc.
Put your right foot in, etc.
Put your left foot in, etc.
Put your two feet in, etc.
Put your right elbow in, etc.
Put your left elbow in, etc.
Put your two elbows in, etc.
Put your right ear in, etc.
Put your left ear in, etc.
Put your head way in (bend deeply from the waist).

[Illustration music: Looby Loo

Here we dance looby, loo-by, loo-by,
Here we dance looby, loo-by, light;
Here we dance loo-by, loo-by, loo-by, loo,

Ev-'ry Sat-ur-day night. Put your right hand in,
Put your right hand out, Give your right hand a
shake, shake, shake, Hin-kum-boo-by round a-bout.
]

The players stand in a ring, clasping hands. For the first two lines
of the chorus,--

Here we dance, looby, looby, looby,
Here we dance, looby, looby, light,

the players sway from one foot to the other, throwing the free foot
across the other in sort of a balance movement in rhythm to the music.
On the last two lines of this verse,--

Here we dance, looby, looby, looby, loo,
Every Saturday night,

the circle gallops halfway around to the left for the first line, and
reverses the action, returning to place on the last line.

For the alternate