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1. The Galley Galley Ship (continued)

   

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   Three times round goes the gally gally ship
   And three times round goes she
   And the very last time
   That she went around she sank to bottom of the sea
   Pull her up, Pull her up
   Cried the old sailor boy
   Yes I will, yes I will cried he
   At the words to the bottom of the sea they all sit down
   while sitting down they sing
   "Pull her up, pull her up
   cried the old sailor boy
   Yes I will yes I will cried he
   At the word "he" they all stand up and the very last one up has to tell the name.
   of a boy to some other in the circle then they both come in to the circle and the whole ring sings
   Heigh he ho. I wouldn't have liked to tell his mama and then she tells the name. Then they sing the same again and she tells his second name.

   

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hanna Douglas

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Alsmeed, Co. Monaghan