Lady, Lady on the Sea-shore
Lady, lady on the sea-shore, / She has children one to four…
Lady, lady on the sea-shore,
She has children one to four,
The eldest one is twenty-four,
Then she shall marry a tinker, tailor etc.
How to play
Chant "Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief" until the skipper misses. That is who she will marry. See the Tinker, Tailor page for the whole chant and its history.
Where this rhyme comes from
- Printed
- 1916
- Where
- London
We have copied these words exactly as they were printed in 1916, spelling and all. It is one of the London girls' chants Douglas lists alongside their skipping, clapping and ring games.
Source: Norman Douglas, London Street Games (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1916) (public domain).
The chant in this rhyme
This rhyme ends with a chant children use in lots of games. Here are its words and history:
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