The Water Flower verses posted by Azizi seem very close to the Wall Flowers chant I remember from Yorkshire in the 50s - or at least partly remember.

The ritual began with a ring of girls facing inwards and rotating clockwise

Wall flowers wall flowers growing up so high
We're all pretty maids and we don't want to die
Excpt for (name one in the ring) she is the only one
So turn your back so turn your back (the one named turns to face outwards)and - here memory fails maybe 'leave the rest to us' is a possibility.

When all the girls were facing outwards the ring was broken and led in a figure of eight which brought them back to facing inwards again, and there was a clapping/slapping chant to finish, but it was over 50 years ago now.....