There Stands a Lady- (Lon) 1916 Douglas
[From: Norman Douglas, "London Street Games" (1st edition, 1916) pp. 85-87. The first stanzas are associated with "There Stands a Lady" while the second version is the standard "Madam will you Walk (Keys of Heaven) version given by Sharp and Gomme in 1912.
R. Matteson 2017]
or (ring game)
Choose the one you love the best,
Choose the merriest of the lot.
Now you're married I wish you joy—
First a girl and then a boy.
Seven years old and
Play and cuddle and kiss together —
Kiss her once, kiss her twice,
Kiss her three times over,
or
There stands a lady on a mountain,
Who she is I do not know,
All she wants is gold and silver,
All she wants is a nice young man.
Madam will you walk it. Madam will you talk it.
Madam will you marry me? No!
Not if I buy you a silver spoon
To feed your baby every afternoon? No !
Madam will you walk it etc.
Not if I buy you a nice silk hat
With seven yards of ribbon hanging down the back? No !
Madam will you walk it etc.
Not if I buy you the keys of Heaven
To let yourself in at half-past seven? Yes !
Madam will you walk it etc.
Go to church, love (repeat)
Go to church, love, — Farewell.
Put your ring on (repeat)
Put your ring on, — Farewell.
What for breakfast, love (repeat)
What for breakfast, love, — Farewell.
Boiled eggs and bread and butter (repeat twice)
On the mountain, — Farewell.
What's for dinner, love (repeat)
What's for dinner love, — Farewell.
Roast beef and plum pudding (repeat twice)
On the mountain, — Farewell.
What's for tea, love (repeat)
What's for tea, love, — Farewell.
Bread and butter, water-cress (repeat twice)
On the mountain, — Farewell.
What for supper, love (repeat)
What for supper, love, — Farewell.
Squashed flies and blackbeetles.
Squashed flies and blackbeetles.
Squashed flies and blackbeetles,
On the mountain, — Farewell.