The Lonely Goatherd

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 O-ho-lay-dee-odl-lee-o, o-ho-lay-dee-odl-ay O-ho-lay-dee-odl-lee-o, o-lay-dee-odl-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 Mmm-hm-hm-hmm (hmm-hmm) Odl-lay-ee (odl-lay-ee) Odl-lay-hee-hee (odl-lay-hee-hee) Odl-lay-ee O-ho-lay-dee-odl-lee-o, o-ho-lay-dee-odl-ay O-ho-lay-dee-odl-lee-o, o-lay-dee-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 Happy are they, lay-dee-o-lay-dee-lee-oh Oh-lay-dee-oh-lay-dee-hay-dee-oh 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-lay) Odl-lay odl-lee (odl-lay-odl-lay) Odl-lay-odl-lee-odl-lay (woo!)