On the Mountain Stands a Castle- (Scot) 1974 Opie C

On the Mountain Stands a Castle- (Scot) 1974 Opie C

[From "Children's games with things: marbles, fivestones, throwing and Catching, Gambling, Hopscotch, Chucking and Pitching, Ball-Bouncing, Skipping, Tops and Tipcat" by Iona Archibald Opie, ā€ˇPeter Opie - 1997. See also version from Falkirk, 2004.

R. Matteson 2017]


On the mountain stands a castle.
And the owner's Frankenstein;
And his daughter Pansy Potter
Hopes to get a Valentine.
So call in Fiona dear,
Fiona dear, Fiona dear,
So call in Fiona dear,
And I'll go out till next New Year.

(Versions from twelve places in Scotland. 1974 and 1975)