 The Grand Old Duke of York, He had ten thousand men. He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were only half-way up They were...  Notes and Queries - Page 1801907Full view - About this book
 | G. F. Northall - 1892 - 590 pages
...them up a very high hill, And he marched them down again ; And when they were up, they were up, up, up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were half way up, I say They were neither up nor down. It is also sung as a catch. Seesaw, sackaday; Monmouth... | |
 | 1895 - 752 pages
...them up to the top o' the hill, And he led them down again. And when they were up, they were up, up, up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were only half way up They were neither up nor down." It was the song that they had often sung as lad and... | |
 | Edward Williams Byron Nicholson - 1897 - 396 pages
...them up a very high hill, And he marched them down again ; And when they were up, they were up, up, up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were half way up, I say They were neither up nor down. Halliwell (p. 3) gives the following : (1) The king... | |
 | Edward Williams Byron Nicholson - 1897 - 426 pages
...them up a very high hill, And he marched them down again ; And when they were up, they were up, up, up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were half way up, I say They were neither up nor down. Halliwell (p. 3) gives the following : (1) The king... | |
 | Charles George Harper - 1906 - 312 pages
...marched them down again ; a specimen of minstrelsy which concludes with the obvious statements that — When they were up, they were up, And when they were...down, they were down, And when they were half-way up They were neither up nor down. Amherst lived but two years after the close of his public career, dying... | |
 | Lewis Saul Benjamin - 1906 - 398 pages
...had tea thousand men : He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up : And when they were down, they were down ; And when they were only half-way up, They were neither up nor down. There can be no doubt that Pitt, who had had the Duke... | |
 | 1907 - 672 pages
...and so — came back again! RICHARD WELFOBD. Newcastle-upon-Tyiie. The " common nursery song " was known in West Yorkshire some forty years ago in the...within the last six or eight years. H. SNOWDEN WARD. Hftdlow, Kent. [MB. A. CoiAiNowoon LEK and LAKY RI-SSKLL also thanked for replies.] PALGBAVE'S 'GOLDEN... | |
 | Luise von Toscana - 1911 - 330 pages
...had ten thousand men : He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were only half-way up, They were neither up nor down. The secret police of Berlin have a stupendous notion... | |
 | Louise Antoinette Marie - 1911 - 386 pages
...Helder expedition, when: He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were only half-way up, They were neither up nor down. The secret police of Berlin have a stupendous notion... | |
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