All Around the Maypole
The lyrics to this song are a lot like "Brown Girl in the Ring".
All Around the Maypole
Circle Dance
All around the Maypole
Tra la la la!
All around the Maypole
Tra la la la!
Oh honey, who loves sugar and candy?
Oh, show me your motion
Tra la la la!
Show me your motion
Tra la la la!
Oh honey, who loves sugar and candy?
Oh, come down the lane girl
Come down me home
Come down the lane girl
Come down me home
Oh, come down me home to heaven!
Game Instructions
Go around in a circle holding hands. One kid goes in the middle of the ring and "shows her motion" while the other kids clap their hands.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
This was sung by Ellabell Singleton in 1939 and can be found on the Library of Congress site. She learnt it in Savanah, Georgia where she grew up.
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