One of the players is blindfolded, and a long wand or stick given her. Her companions then join hands, and dance round her, singing the first verse of the rondo. When this is finished, they pause, and the blindfolded person, extending her wand, touches one of them, saying,"Good-day, Cecilia !"to which she must immediately respond by taking hold of the end of the wand, and repeating the same words. The other one then resumes,"Ah, ah, Cecilia!"which having been duly echoed by her companion, if she does not then succeed in discovering her identity, she lowers her wand, and the other players resume their dance and song, again pausing at the end of the second verse. The person touched is, of course, allowed to disguise her voice to the best of her ability.

My father had no child but me, He banished me across the sea:

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

He banished me across the sea : The boatman gay then said to me, —

"Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!"

The boatman gay then said to me, "What will you give me for my fee ?"

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

"What will I give you for your fee ? I've but these golden guineas three."

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

"You've but these golden guineas three ? Then sing instead a song to me."

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

"I'll sing instead a song to thee, The same the bird sings on the tree."

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

"The same the bird sings on the tree; And this is what the song shall be:

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

"And this is what the song shall be : When you guess right, we'll set you free."

Good-day, my pretty Cecilia;

Ah, ah, Cecilia!

When the blindfolded person makes a correct guess, she changes places with the one whose identity she has discovered.