On a Hillside Stands a Lady- (Down) 2006 Newry
[From anon post in "Newry Journal History and Reminiesence" from Newry, Ireland (no. 20); February 1, 2006 from Gypsy, gypsy, living in a tent. Newry is a city in Northern Ireland, 34 miles from Belfast and 67 miles from Dublin. It had a population of 29,946 in 2011. Newry straddles counties Armagh and Down.
R. Matteson 2017]
I’ll bet you can put a tune to each of those skipping and street rhymes! I know I can. Many had multiple variations; my memory’s not so good that I can recall them all.
On a hillside stands a lady
Who she is, I do not know!
All she wants is gold and silver
All she wants is a nice young man
Take her in, take her in …
Take her by the hand…
Go to Church, love! Go to Church, love!
Go to Church, love! Go to Church, love!
Go to Church, love! Go to Church, love!
On a mountain far away.
All the while, skippers are entering, or leaving the spiralling rope to the commands ‘in’ and ‘Go’ … the cycle is completed when the chanters go on …
Come back, love! Come back, love!
Come back, love! Come back, love!
Come back, love! Come back, love!
From a mountain far away.
[related]
Lady, lady, tip the ground
Lady, lady, turn around
Lady, lady, show your shoe
Lady, lady, run right through
Lady, lady, drop your purse
Lady, lady, pick it up
Lady, lady, turn around
Lady, lady, touch the ground.