Randolph Caldecott

“ And bound themselves, by kisses twelve, To meet the next Holiday.
And bound themselves, by kisses twelve, To meet the next Holiday.
RIDE A COCK-HORSE TO BANBURY CROSS
Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine Lady
Get on a white Horse,
With rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes. ”

“ Trip it, trip it to the men.
Then after an hour, they went to a bower,
And played for ale and cakes,
And kisses too—until they were due the lasses held the stakes.
The girls did then begin to quarrel with the men,
And bid them take their kisses back, and give them their own again,
And bid them take their kisses back and give them their own again. ”

“ For this is a Holiday!
Then every man did put his hat off to his lass,
And every girl did curchy, curchy, curchy on the grass.
"Begin," says Hall; "Ay, ay," says Mall,
"We'll lead up Packington's pound;" ”