game, and gave rise to much merriment. It was played, as the others
were, by the dancers joining hands and forming a ring, with some one in
the middle, and singing,

"Now while we all will dance an' sing,
O choose er partner fum de ring;
O choose de lady you like bes';
O pick her out fum all de res',
Fur her hansum face an' figur neat;
O pick her out ter kiss her sweet.
O walk wid her erroun' an' roun';
O kneel wid her upon de groun';
O kiss her once, an' one time mo';
O kiss her sweet, an' let her go.
O lif' her up fum off de groun',
An' all jine han's erroun' an' roun',
An' while we all will dance an' sing,
O choose er partner fum de ring."

At the words "choose de lady you like bes'," the middle man must make
his selection, and, giving her his hand, lead her out of the ring. At
the words "walk wid her erroun' an' roun'," he offers her his arm, and
they promenade; at the words "kneel wid her upon de groun'," both kneel;
when they sing "Kiss her once," he kisses her; and at the words "one
time mo'" the kiss is repeated; and when the dancers sing "Lif' her up
fum off de groun'," he assists her to rise; and when they sing "All jine
han's erroun' an' roun'," he steps back into the ring, and the girl must
make a choice, the dancers singing, "O choose de gemmun you like bes';"
and then the promenading and kneeling and kissing were all gone through
with again.