I heard somebody singing Rocky Road yesterday and the person referred to PP&M (I have the song so don't need the lyrics), but this person didn't know what the lyrics meant or referred to. Does anybody know the background to the lyrics and what they stood for?

For example was this a child walking round a town, and asking the traffic lights questions "Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see". Is this the imagination of a child? or something entirely different.

Red light green light 'round the town,
I found a penny on the ground
Met a friend I never know'd,
walkin' down ol' Rocky Road.

Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see.
Tell me inside out, tell me upside down,
All around the block, all around the town.
Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see.

Jimmy, come out and play.
Well Red Light, Green Light and I'll be "it" today.
Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see.

Hey Jimmy Huggins your name's been called
Come and stand beside the wall.
Pick a girl that you know well
You can kiss and you can tell.
Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see.

Jenny, come out and play.
Well Red Light, Green Light and I'll be "it" today.
Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see.

Little Miss Jenny, don't you hide
Papa's gonna take you for a pony ride.
One potato, two potato, three potato, four
Cross the line and close the door.

Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see
Tell me inside out, tell me upside down,
All around the block, all around the town.
Red Green ol' Rocky Road, tell me what you see.

Red light green light 'round the town,
I found a penny on the ground
Met a friend I never know'd,
walkin' down ol' Rocky Road.

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Note: Lyrics appear to be exactly those found at the Peter, Paul & Mary Website. Title shown there is ROCKY ROAD, by Yarrow/Stookey/Grossman -Pepamar Music- ASCAP
-Joe Offer-