New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
you have gained the day.

This is the last of the Florida games IN NY
list. Eastern readers will in all likelihood re-
quire definition before understanding the first
line Levy is word written phonetically in
order that the local pronunciation may be pre-
served 1t rhymes with heavy" and is the
term applied in the Middle West and South to
that portion of rivers bank upon Whicn
steamboat freight is piled That it is also used
as a playground in Florida would seem to De
natural inference from the text, which is
variant of game familiar to the sidewalks OF
New-Yerk Here it is known as Go round ana
round the valley" and the words, sung to a
melody almost identical with the Fleridian are
as follows:
l. Go round and round the valley
Go round and round the valley,
Go round and round the valley.
AS all so gay.
g Go in and out the windows, etc
2 Go back and face your lover. etc.
4 Such love have to show you, etc.
"Wa1kng on the Levy is a little more elab-
crate in the performance than the New-forK
game The players form a ring with lad (or
voung mani in the centre. The ring HloFeS
around during the first verse AT the secoNu
verse the words of which are ldentlcal III 'iio
two songs the ring stands still and the PLAYER
in the centre winds in and out under the ciasped
hands of the singers, which are raiseu ioi nc
purpose. The remaining verses run as follows
are invited by the words:
2 Stand up and face your lover, ETC.
4 measure my love to show you etc
5. My heart and hand IN give 30 sou' CIV
& kneel because l love you, etc
Z 1t breaks my heart TO leave you' e'I-
At the third verse the actor in the ring
chooses his partner, and the TWO staAu tao
each other; at the fourth he puts MS hahus "
gether then throws them apart iiieaa
whatever distance he wishes 10 nave i0o
upon as indicating the extent OF MS ahee'iOi
I.Is ,oorain. to his love- as the Crackers say
writes Mrs Pyrnele); at the fifth ne places ms
hand on his breast in the cardiac region anu
49, axtspds II toward the chosen one repeating
49,, e,as.ura in time to the music till the verse
,s ardad. at the refrain c'For you nave saliieu
the dsy') he leads the lassie TO the eei'fe u
the ring; at the beginning of the sixth ne
before her still holding her haha' ou' a. 'o
end he leaves her and takes MS piac1 III ~
ring. during the seventh verse the lass leiA0'
alone I'm the ring. The song IS theh resu
from the beginning. and the lassie chooses hef
lover from among the LADS
From a lady in Washington. D. c. recel'eu
the words of game from that city which i'
evidently performed in very mnch lhe -
ar II ,s nIayed by both black and white chill
dren hut the inference Is plain that It's author-
ship is negro
/ Go round the farmer.
Soup-de-addy,
Soup-de- -addy,
Soup-de-ad addy.
Go round the farmer,
Soup -addy.
A long summers day.
.. Go choose your partner,
Soup-de-addy. ETC.
3. Shake hands with your partner
Soup-de-addy. etc.
During the third verse the ring goes rapIaIs
70 the right while the players in the centre
shake hands violently
4 Go dance your fall.
Soup-de-addy. etc
(The players in the ring cap their . nSnIS, ieon
those in the centre cut capers. dance the pigeon
wing, etc.)
V IL A PASSE PARICI
Through Mrs William Bruce King. Washing
toms most enthusiastic music patron, and her
self an admira BILE pianist. obtained some years
ago a number Of games played by children in
New-Orleans Mrs Kings informant was dis
tinguished member of washiugton's society dur
ing the Cleveland administration, who had been
horn and brought up in New-Orleans, but came
of Northern stock To this latter circumstance
I attribute the fact that among the games which
she was able to call to mind were several that
are familiar in New-Engiand and the Middle
States. such as Oats. Pease. Beans; Chick
any, Chickany. Crany. Crow; Here Comes
Lord Out of Spain Ca game known in one form
or another the world over. and presenting relic
of marriage by purchase). and Green Gravel"
Three of the games, however. were evidently
native TO their environment. least In name.
melody and text The first is that to which
| have given the title III a passe parci,' of
which text and music follows:
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