What's the Lady's Motion? (Skip O'er the Mountain)

DESCRIPTION: "Skip o'er the mountain, tra-la-la-la-la (x3), Oh, she loves sugar and cheese." "What's the lady's motion, tra-la-la-la-la (x3), Oh, she loves sugar and cheese." "It's a very lovely motion...." "Yonder goes a redbird...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: food playparty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 87, "What's the Lady's Motion" (1 text)
Roud #7885
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Monkey Motions" (form)
File: Br3087

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