On the Mountain Stands a Lady- (Edin) 1965 Ritchie
[From: Golden City: Scottish Children's Street Games & Songs - Page 165, by James T. R. Ritchie - 1965.
R. Matteson 2017]
On the Mountain Stands a Lady- collected from children by Andrew D. Miller in Edinburgh, Scotland.
On the mountain stands a lady
Who she is I cannot tell
All she wants in gold and silver
All she wants is a nice young man:
So call in my Davie dear
Davie dear, Davie dear
So call in my Davie dear
Davie dear!
Give her a kiss and a one two three
A one two three, a one two three
Give her a kiss and a one two three
My bonnie dear!
This is a skipping-song, and a ring-game, too. The girls maintain that the boys often join in ring-games — at least, in this this one. After Davie's called in, the pair kiss and "do a switch" — that is, cross hands and birl round. The game starts again with Davie calling in some girl from the ring.