Lady on the Mountain- F. Bamber (Lanc) c.1916

Lady on the Mountain- F. Bamber (Lanc) c.1916

[From Clog Clatters in Old Sutton - by Frank Bamber, 1995. Recollection of a childhood spent in Sutton in borough of St. Helens, Merseyside in Lancashire. See chapter: Sutton National C and E School 1914-1917.

R. Matteson 2017]

The most popular skipping song was Lady on the Mountain:

On a mountain stands a lady,
Who she is I do not know,
All she wants is gold and silver
all she wants is a nice young man.

So fall[1] in my dear friend,
My dear friend, my dear friend
Fall in my dear friend, 
While I go out to play.

1. usually "call"