School: Howth (C.)
- Location:
- Howth, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhuain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 48
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- Game Lazy Mary.
The players form a ring, one is selected to be "Lazy Mary" and she goes into the middle of the ring along with another player called the "Mother". Lazy Mary sits down and the mother walks round her singing:-
"Lazy Mary will you get up, will you get up, will you get up;?
On a cold and frosty morning."
Mary replies:- No, mother!I wont get up.
Mother:- If I bring you to the pictures.
Mary:- No mother no.
Mother:- If I bring you to your Aunties,
Mary:- No mother no.
Mother:- If I buy you a fairy bike.
Mary (jumping up) Yes mother ! I will get up (clapping hands and singing).
Then all the children in the ring shake fingers at Mary and sing:-
Lazy Mary you had to get up.
Bridie Doyle,
Balscadden
Howth.
- Collector
- Bridie Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
