On a Mountain Stands a Lady (NY) 1914 Hornby
[No informant(s) or location named. From the 1914 book, "The Joyous Book of Singing Games," by John Hornby published by MacMillian Co., NY. This is the standard text of the skipping game which became popular in the mid-1900s.
R. Matteson 2017]
ON A MOUNTAIN STANDS A LADY
On a mountain stands a lady;
Who she is I do not know.
She has lots of gold and silver,
All she wants is a nice young .
So come in my (Jennie) dear,
(Jennie) dear, (Jennie) dear,
So come in my (Jennie) dear,
while I go out to play.