One to Make Ready, and Two to Prepare

The Nursery Rhymes of England. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps. 1886.

One to make ready,
And two to prepare;
Good luck to the rider,
And away goes the mare.

The following is used by schoolboys, when two are starting to run a race.

Tags - Games - Race - Animal - Horse - Mare - Rider -

Origin - Europe - British Isles -