Half of the Castle

DESCRIPTION: "Half of the castle is built, built, built, Half of the castle is built, My fair lady." "All of the castle is built, built, built, All of the castle is built, My fair lady."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: nonballad game
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, pp. 139-140, "Half of the Castle" (1 text)
Roud #38129
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Hark the Robbers" (sometimes played as part of this game)
File: BAAI139B

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