"Springfield Maountain" is now known by the name, "Mount Tom" is located near Holyoke, Masachusets, USA.
I seem to remember some folk musicx authority stating that this song "On Springfield Mopuntain" is the oldest originally American folk ballad. I heard a Burl Ives recording of this a long long time ago

ON SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN

On Springfield Mountain there did dwell
A love lie (lovely) youth, I knew him well
(refrain) Re too dee day, ray toody do ray toodum day rey toodum do.

This lovely youth one day did go.
Out to the mountain for to mow.
(repeat refrain)

He had not mowed half round the field
When an ug-lie serpent bit his heel

He went straight home to Molly dear
To draw th poison from his heel

But Molly had a rotten tooth
And so the poison killed them booth.