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 ====== Oranges and Lemons ======
 As in "The Playford Ball"\\
-Square for 4 couples       ORANGES AND LEMONS   HM p. 24   music: HM\\
+Square for 4 couples    \\
+ ORANGES AND LEMONS   HM p. 24   music: HM\\
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 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_NEJy6-_0A&t=56s\\
 History: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Oranges_and_Lemons
+**ORANGES AND LEMONS**\\
+The nursery rhyme now associated with this title does
+not fit the sophisticated tune which accompanies this
+courtly dance, but the two may share common ancestry in
+the old singing game.
+“Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements
+“You owe me five farthings,' say the bells of St. Martin's
+“When will you pay me?" say the bells of Old Bailey.
+“When I grow rich, say the bells of Shoreditch.
+‘When will that be? say the bells of Stepney.
+The game is played in a fashion similar to "London
+Bridge." The makers of the arch determine in secret which
+shall be an ‘orange’ and which a ‘lemon.’ Each captive
+chooses a side, and when all sides are chosen, a tug of war
+Both St. Clement Eastcheap and St. Clement Danes claim to be
+the first church in question,