"Hop High Ladies" is a vocal version of "Miss McCleod's Reel" (in the Irish section), in Gaelic "Cor Ingean Ni Mic Leod" or "Cor Mhic Leoid".
This is also known as "Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?", "Did You Ever Go to Meeting Uncle Joe?", "Hop Up Ladies" and many other names. The tune was first printed in Nathaniel Gow's Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809) with the note "An original Isle of Skye Reel. Communicated by Mr. McLeod (of Raasay)". The tune has remained popular with Scottish, Irish and American fiddlers, banjo players and fifers and is known from New England to the Ozarks and probably beyond.
The instrumental tune is usually played in G while the vocal "Hop High Ladies" is more comfortable for singers in D. The reel is often played with the parts in reverse order, starting with the B part and finishing with the A part. The reel is a circular tune that can be repeated continuously. Whichever part is played second, an extra measure needs to be added to end on a G.
It was recorded by Uncle Dave Macon and Fields Ward. The New Lost City Ramblers also recorded it based on the versions of Macon and Ward.