Chapter 4

1st Line;-- Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of Rye;

Interpretation;-- Starting with the inside foot (left) moving in line of direction execute point step forward and step, left; right; left and right. During this movement, bend the trunk slightly to the left and right as the activity proceeds.

Cues;-- Point and step; point and step; point and step; point and step.

2nd Line;-- Four and twenty Blackbirds

Inter.;-- Turn the head to the left; step sideward, left and close right to left and repeat.

Cue;-- Step and close; step and close.

Bak'd in a Pie.

Inter.;-- Turn the head to the right; step sideward, right and close left to the right and repeat.

Cue;-- Step and close; step and close.

3rd Line;-- When the Pie was open'd,

Inter.;-- Facing inward (left); clasp hands to the right and left and starting with the right foot execute three steps backward. (Right; left; right and close left to the right.)

Cues;-- Step; step; step and close.

The Birds began to sing;

Inter.;-- Three chasse steps in line of direction. (To the right.)

4th Line;-- Wasn't that a dainty dish

Inter.;-- Extend arms forward slightly flexed, clapping hands seven times, and step bend, left and right. (Step to the left; place the right toe behind the left heel, bending both knees slightly. During this movement the head is turned to the left, the trunk bending slightly as the knee bending occurs. (Counterlike as to movement of head and trunk when executed to the right.)

To set before

Inter.;-- Replace hands to hips; step sideward, left and close right to left.

a King?

Inter.;-- Bow and assume erect position.

_Second Verse_

[Music: The King was in the counting house, Counting out his money; The Queen was in the parlour, Eating bread and honey; The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes; There came a little Dicky Bird, And popp'd upon her nose.]

DESCRIPTION

Formation;-- Single circle facing inward with hands on hips.

1st Line;-- The King was in the counting house,

Interpretation;-- Starting with the left foot execute three steps forward. (Left; right; left and close right to the left.)

Counting out his money;

Inter.;-- Bend knees deeply and suit activity to the words, holding imaginary coins in the palm of the left hand, counting with the right hand. (Six counts.)

2nd Line;-- The Queen was in the parlour,

Inter.;-- Stretch the knees, lower heels; facing to the right, start with the right foot, execute three chasse steps to the right, with arms raised sideward.

Eating bread and honey;

Inter.;-- Hold imaginary plate in the left hand (palm up) and suit activity to words, imitating eating with the right hand. (Six counts.)

3rd Line;-- The maid was in the garden,

Inter.;-- Extend arms forward slightly flexed, clapping hands seven times, and step bend, left and right. (Step to the left, place right toe behind the left heel, bending both knees slightly. During this movement the head is turned to the left, the trunk bending slightly as the knee bending occurs. (Counterlike as to movement of head and trunk when executed to the right.)

Hanging

Inter.;-- Replace left foot; stretch the knees; bending trunk forward, downward grasping clothes with hands.

out

Inter.;-- Stretching the trunk; raise arms forward upward to imaginary clothesline.

the clothes;

Inter.;-- Take clothespin out of mouth with right hand and pin clothes to line.

4th Line;-- There came a little Dicky Bird,

Inter.;-- Replace hands to hips, execute four hops forward.

And popp'd

Inter.;-- Clap hands, replacing same to hips, and execute one-quarter turn to the left by hopping.

upon her nose.

Inter.;-- Bow and assume erect position.

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Errors corrected by transcriber.

Missing or invisible periods (full stops) have been silently supplied.

Rhythmic Steps, #7. Hand clapping occurs on counts _one_ and _two_. _printed "_one and two_" (continuous italics): may be correct_ Fly Away Jack and Jill #1: line 4 Int. No activity for either files. _text unchanged (compare "circles" below)_ See Saw, Marjory Daw: text Because he won't work any faster. _apostrophe missing_ Fly Away Jack and Jill #2: line 2 Int. No activity for either circles. _text unchanged (compare "files" above)_ Same, next line-- Inter.;-- Inner circle;-- No activity. _"No activity" printed in first column_ Same-- 4th Line;-- Come again, Jack _header "4th Line" missing_

End of Project Gutenberg's Dramatized Rhythm Plays, by John N. Richards