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 ooh

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 ooh

Ho ho lay dee odl lee o ho ho

Lay dee odl ay

Ho 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 ooh

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 ooh

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 ooh

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 ooh

Uhmmm uhmmm

Uhmmm uhmmm

Odl lay ee

Odl lay ee

Odl lay hee hee

Odl lay hee hee

Odl lay ee

Ho ho ho odl lay ee

Odl lay ee ho ho ho ho

Odl lay

Odl lay ee

Ho ho ho odl lay ee

Odl lay ee

Odl lay

Odl lay ee

Odl lay

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 ooh

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 ooh

A happy a day lay dee olay dee lee oh

Lay ee odl lay ee odl ooh

Soon the duet will become a trio

Lay ee odl lay ee odl ooh

Odl lay ee

Odl lay ee

Odl lay ee

Odl lay hee hee

Odl lay hee hee

Odl lay ee

Odl lay ee

Odl lay odl lay

Odl lay odl lay

Odl lay odl lee

Odl lay odl lee

Odl lay odl lee

Odl lay odl lee

Lay odl lay odl lay

Hoo