This is Roud 6306. The "cheese stands alone" makes sense in the context of the game played with this song!
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THE FARMER IN THE DELL
A single child stands in the center of the ring, which sings:
The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The farmer in the dell.
The first child chooses and places beside himself a second, then a third, and so on, while the rest sing to the same tune:
The farmer takes the wife,
The farmer takes the wife,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The farmer takes the wife.
The wife takes the child,
The wife takes the child,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The wife takes the child.
The child takes the nurse,
The child takes the nurse,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The child takes the nurse.
The nurse takes the dog,
The nurse takes the dog,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The nurse takes the dog.
The dog takes the cat,The dog takes the cat,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The dog takes the cat.
The cat takes the rat,
The cat takes the rat,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The cat takes the rat.
The rat takes the cheese,
The rat takes the cheese,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The rat takes the cheese.
The cheese stands alone,
The cheese stands alone,
Heigh ho! for Rowley O!
The cheese stands alone.
The "cheese" is clapped out, and must being again as the "farmer."
Streets of New York.
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