Mythology & Folklore
Flowers, flowers, high-do!
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Flowers, flowers, high-do!
Sheeny, greeny, rino!--
Sheeny greeny,
Sheeny greeny,
Rum tum fra!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games. [From Yorkshire. A game to alarm children.]
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