The Colour

(The following lines are partly made up, partly remembered from a Wessex folk-rhyme)     "What shall I bring you?     Please will white do     Best for your wearing     The long day through?"     " White is for weddings,     Weddings, weddings,     White is for weddings,     And that won't do."     "What shall I bring you?     Please will red do     Best for your wearing     The long day through?"     " Red is for soldiers,     Soldiers, soldiers,     Red is for soldiers,     And that won't do."     "What shall I bring you?     Please will blue do     Best for your wearing     The long day through?"     " Blue is for sailors,     Sailors, sailors,     Blue is for sailors,     And that won't do.     "What shall I bring you?     Please will green do     Best for your wearing     The long day through?"     " Green is for mayings,     Mayings, mayings,     Green is for mayings,     And that won't do."     "What shall I bring you     Then? Will black do     Best for your wearing     The long day through?"     " Black is for mourning,     Mourning, mourning,     Black is for mourning,     And black will do."