High on a hill
was a lonely goatherd
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hee hoo
Loud was the voice
of the lonely goatherd
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Folks in a town
that was quite
remote heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hee hoo
Lusty and clear
from the goatherd's
throat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
O ho lay dee odl lee o
o ho lay dee odl ay
o ho lay dee odl lee o
lay dee odl lee o lay
A prince on the bridge
of a castle moat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hee hoo
Men on a road
with a load
to tote heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Men in the midst
of a table d'hote heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hee hoo
Men drinking beer
with the foam
afloat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
One little girl
in a pale pink
coat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hee hoo
She yodelled back
to the lonely goatherd
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Soon her Mama
with a gleaming
gloat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hee hoo
What a duet
for a girl and goatherd
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Ummm
Odl lay ee
odl lay hee hee
odl lay ee
Ah oh oh oh
lay dee odl le ho
lay ee odl lay ho
lay dee odl lee
Ah oh oh oh
lay dee odl le ho
lay ee odl lay ho lay
One little girl
in a pale pink
coat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay woo hoo
She yodelled back
to the lonely goatherd
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Soon her Mama
with a gleaming
gloat heard
lay ee odl lay ee odl
lay hmm hmm
What a duet
for a girl and goatherd
lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Happy are they
lay dee o lay dee lee
o oh lay dee ah
lay dee lay dee o
Soon the duet
will become a trio
lay dee odl lay ee odl-oo
Odl lay ee
odl lay ee
odl lay hee hee
odl lay ee
Odl lay odl lay
odl lay odl lee
odl lay odl lee
odl lay odl lay odl lay
hoo!