One girl is chosen as "King." She faces the others and all sing:
Here's the King's arrival, arrival, arrival, Here's the King's arrival, E, I, O. What d'ye want here sir; here, sir; here, sir; What d'ye want here, sir? E, I, O.
The "King" sings:
I want to marry, marry, marry, I want to marry, E, I, O.
All the others sing:
Marry one of us, sir; us, sir; us, sir; Marry one of us, sir; E, I, O.
The "King" turns her back on the others, and sings while scraping her feet on the ground:
You're all too dirty, dirty, dirty, You're all too dirty, E, I, O.
The others all turn from the "King,", scraping their feet and singing:
Just as good as you, sir; you, sir; you, sir, Just as good as you, sir, E, I, O.
They turn and face the "King," who chooses one by pointing. The two sing:
Now we're married, married, married, Now we're married, E, I, O.
Then the "King" joins the others, the chosen "Queen" becomes "King", and the game starts all over again.
Embro, Embro Copyright © 2001, Jack Campin
