The singing game
by Iona Archibald Opie · 1985
Popularity 5
Traces the histories of singing games such as ring a ring o' roses, oranges and lemons and others, and is an exposition both of the workings of folklore, and of the perennial ways of young children when left to play on their own. Each of the 150 games is described in historical detail.
Singing gamesSinging, juvenile literatureHistorySocial life and customsGamesChildren's songs