Here she stands, a lovely creature- children (WDC) 1886
[From Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, Volume 37, 1886; " Song Games and Myth Dramas at Washington," by W. H. Babcock. his notes and text follow,
R. Matteson 2017]
There are other ring—games in which love does not divide the interest with death, but forms the sole subject-matter. In one of these what must have been originally a dialogue is blended into a continuous song, in which all join:
Here she stands, a lovely creature;
Who she is I do not know.
Madam, I have gold and silver,
Madam, I have ships on the ocean,
Madam, I have house and land.
What care I for your gold and silver?
What care I for ships on the ocean?
What care I for house and land?
All I want is a fine young man.
Then a member of the ring is selected by the one in the middle to take his or her place.