Lady on the Mountain (I)

DESCRIPTION: Game or jump rope rhyme. "On the mountain top stands a lady, Who she is I do not know. All she wants is gold and silver, All she wants is a brand new beau (or "ice cream cone"). O, come in, my Sally dear, And out I shall go."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1898 (Gomme)
KEYWORDS: jumprope courting money
FOUND IN: US(Ro) Ireland
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame 36, "Lady on the Mountain"; cf. 87, "Spanish Lady" (7 texts, 3 tunes)
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #140, "(On the mountain top stands a lady)" (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, pp. 102-105, "Stands a Lady" (2 texts, 1 tune)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 23, "(On the mountain stands a lady)" (1 text)
Roud #2603
RECORDINGS:
Patricia Campbell, "On a Mountain" (Piotr-Archive #227, recorded 09/05/2022)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Wheel of Fortune (Dublin City, Spanish Lady)" (lyrics)
NOTES [59 words]: This is almost certainly descended from "Wheel of Fortune (Dublin City, Spanish Lady)," but it seems to exist on its own, and it's a game, not a love song. And any counting is for jumping or skipping. So Roud splits it off, and I agree. But because the opening lyrics are indistinguishable, you'd better see both songs to be sure to get all versions. - RBW
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File: AJRV140

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