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Thread #138218 Message #3164579
Posted By: Valmai Goodyear
03-Jun-11 - 03:20 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Dickie Dight, shine a light
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dickie Dight, shine a light
Bob Copper mentions a version of the game in one of his books about growing up in rural Sussex. It was played in the dark on the Downs. The child who was It had to strike a light from a downland flint in response to the call 'Dicky Dyke, strike a light' in order to give the chasers a clue where he was.
Valmai (Lewes)