Arrange chairs in couples back to back, placing them in different parts
of the room, and have one too few for your company.
All the players stand, one behind the other, the one in charge at the
head of the line. He leads the party whichever way he pleases. As they
march, the leader sings to the tune of, “There were Three Crows sat on
a Tree,”
I must be gay
This merry day,
But game obey
I will, I will.
He may march about and sing this verse as often as he wishes, but while
singing, “I will, I will,” he must some time fling himself into a
chair. As soon as the leader is seated, the others make a bold rush to
follow his example. The player for whom there is no seat, now becomes
leader, and the rest of the company follow as before.