今天看到背媽祖爬山的「登山怪傑」李小石先生，在攀登世界第四高峰「洛子峰」不幸過世的消息，真的替他感到惋惜和難過。我在電視上看過幾次李小石先生談論登山及相關的事，覺得他生性樂觀，對於登山也有相當的執著，他也自知登山充斥著難以預知的危險，這次賠上了自己的性命，也算是死得其所吧。 

我在第一時間想到關於「山」的西洋老歌就是這首《Wolverton Mountain》，尤其是開頭的第一句「They say don`t go……」。這首歌是根據住在Wolverton Mountain（在阿肯色州）的真實人物Cliften Clowers所編寫而來，歌曲於1962推出後即雄崌鄉村排行榜九週的冠軍，也是演唱者Claude King其所最為知名的百萬金曲。

歌曲中，為了尋找漂亮的女孩作妻子，不惜冒著生命的風險，這似乎是在童話故事中才會出現的英雄情節。同樣的，為了追尋自己的理想，像李小石般縱使失去了自己的生命，不僅令人欽佩，應該也會不斷地被後人所傳頌。

They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain
If you're looking for a wife
'Cause Clifton Clowers has a pretty young daughter
He's mighty handy with a gun and a knife

Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should enter there

All of my dreams are on Wolverton Mountain
I want his daughter for my wife
I'll take my chances and climb that mountain
Though Clifton Clowers, he might take my life

Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should wander there

I'm going up on Wolverton Mountain
It's too lonesome down here below
It's just not right to hide his daughter
From the one who loves her so

Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should wander there

I don't care about Clifton Clowers
I'm gonna climb up on his mountain
I'm gonna take the girl I love

I don't care about Clifton Clowers
I'm a gonna climb up on that mountain
And I'll get the one I love