High on a hill
Was a lonely
Goatherd
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee-oo
Loud was the voice
Of the lonely
Goatherd
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da-loo
Folks in a town
That was quite
Remote
Heard lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee-oo
Lusty and clear
From the
Goatherd's throat
Heard lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da-loo
Oh oh
Lay-dee o-da lee o
Oh oh
Lay-dee o-da lee
Oh oh
Lay-dee o-da lee o
Lay-dee o-da
Lee o lay
A prince on
The bridge of
A cast e moat
Heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee oo
Men on a road
With a load
To tote heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da loo
Men in the midst
Of a table
D'hote heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee oo
Men drinking beer
With a foam
A-float heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da loo
Oh ho
Lay-dee o-da lee
Oh ho
Lay-dee o-da lee
Oh ho
Lay-dee o-da lee-o
Lay dee o-da
Lee-o lay
One little girl
In a pale pink
Coat heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee oo
She yodeled back
To the lonely
Goatherd
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da loo
Soon her Mama
With a gleaming
Gloat heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee oo
What a duet
For a girl
And goatherd
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da loo
Oh ho
Lay-dee o-da lee o
Oh ho
Lay-dee o-da lee
Oh ho
Lay-dee o-da lee-o
Lay-dee o-da
Lee-o lay
Happy are they
Lay-dee o
Lay dee lee o
O lay-dee o
O-di lay-dee o
Soon the duet
Will become
A trio
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da lo
Ho-di lay-ee
(Ho-di lay-ee)
Ho-di lay-ee
(Ho-di lay-ee)
Ho-di lay-ee
(Ho-di lay-ee)
Ho-di lay-ee
Ho-ho-ho
O da lay
O da lee
Oh oh ho ho
Oh lay dee
O di-lay
Oh ho ho
Oh lay-dee
O-da lee-o
Lay-dee o-da
Lee-o lay
One little girl
In a pale pink
Coat heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee oo
She yodeled back
To the lonely
Goatherd
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da loo
Soon her Mama
With a gleaming
Gloat heard
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee oo
What a delight
For a girl and
Goatherd
Lay-ee o-da
Lay-ee o-da loo
Ho-da lay-ee
Ho-da lay-ee
Ho-da lee