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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Holidays, says Miss Burne, anciently consisted of three days, as at Easter and Whitsuntide, which explains the words of this game; and the manorial work days were formerly three a week. See Currants and Raisins. Three Dukes rat: -: ? Madeley, Shropshire (Miss Burne). = H Biggar, Lanarkshire (W. Ballantyne). Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews). ?Isle of Man (A. W. Moore). I. Here come three dukes a-riding, A-riding, a-riding; Here come three dukes a-riding, With a rancy, tancy, tay! What is your good will, sirs ? Will, sirs ? will, sirs ? What is your good will, sirs ? With a rancy, tancy, tay ! Our good will is to marry, To marry, to marry; Our good will is to marry, With a rancy, tancy, tay ! Marry one of us, sirs, Us, sirs, us, sirs; Marry one of us, sirs, With a rancy, tancy, tay! You're all too black and greasy [or dirty], Greasy, greasy; You're all too black and greasy, With a rancy, tancy, tay! We're good enough for you, sirs, You, sirs, you, sirs; We're good enough for you, sirs, With a rancy, tancy, tay ! You're all as stiff as pokers, Pokers, pokers; You're all as stiff as pokers, With a rancy, tancy, tay! We can bend as much as you, sirs, You, sirs, you, sirs; We can bend as much as you, sirs, With a rancy, tancy, tay! Through the kitchen and down the hall, I choose the fairest of you all; The fairest one that I can see Is pretty Miss, walk with me. ?Madeley, Salop (Miss Burne), 1891. [Another Shropshire version has for the fourth verse? Which of us will you choose, sirs ? Or, Will you marry one of my daughters ?] II. Here comes three dukes a-riding, a-riding, With a ransome dansome day! Pray what is your intent, sirs, intent, sirs ? With a...
