Genie and others,

I found this on a Glasgow site: http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/folk/memorylanesongs.htm

The second verse is:
Turn, turn your back on sorrow,
Looking to the sky,
Climb, climb up sunshine mountain,
You and I.

Is this version you remember? If so, when and where did you learn it?

Regarding "Give me umption in my gumption", did anyone learn it as "Give me UNCTION etc."? Since the song (and the parable from which it is taken) relate to giving someone oil, I thought "unction" made at least as much sense as "umption".

I did find a version that uses "unction". It was posted from Belper, Derbyshire, in 2003 and refers to"that well known song from the late 70s".

Give me unction in my gumption, let me function
Give me unction in my gumption I pray
Give me unction in my gumption, let me function
Let me function to the break of day

Sing Hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the king of kings
Sing Hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the king

and the final verse was

Give me batteries in my torch keep me shining
Give me batteries in my torch I pray
Give me batteries in my torch keep me shining
keep me shining to the break of day

Ever ready, ever ready
Ever ready for the king of kings
Ever ready, ever ready
Ever ready for the king

Kent