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 olay 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
yodeled 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
(ummm) . . .
Odl
lay ee (odl lay ee)
Odl
lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee)
Odl
lay ee . . .
.
. . yodeling . . .
One
little girl in a pale pink coat heard (lay ee odl lay ee odl lay
hoo hoo)
She
yodeled 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 olay dee lee o . . .
.
. . yodeling . . .
Soon
the duet will become a trio
Lay
ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Odl
lay ee, oldl 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!