Lonely Goatherd

Lyrics

[MARIA] High on a hill was a lonely goatherd, layee odl, layee odl layee-oo Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd, layee odl, layee odl-oo Folks in a town that was quite remote heard, "Layee odl, layee odl layee-oo" Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-oo" [CHILDREN] Oho layee odlee-oh, oho layee odl-ay Oho layee odlee-oh, layee odl-ay-ho-lay [MARIA] A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl layee-hoo" [CHILDREN] Men on the road with a load to tote heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh" Men in the midst of a table d'hôte heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh" [MARIA] Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh" [Tuba Solo] [MARIA] One little girl in a pale pink coat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh" [BRIGITTA] She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh" [MARIA] Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl layee-ooh" What a duet for a girl and goatherd [MARIA & CHILDREN] Layee odl, layee odl-ooh [Instrumental Break] [MARIA & CHILDREN] Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm) Ode layee (Ode layee) Ode layee-ee (Ode layee-ee) Ode layee Oh, oh, oh, oh layee odl layee-oo Oh, oh, layee odl lay Oh, oh, oh, oh layee odl layee-oo Layee ododlleeoay [BRIGETTA] One little girl in a pale pink coat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl layoo-oo" She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd, "Layee odl, layee odl-o" [MARIA] Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl lay mmm mmm" What a duet for a girl and goatherd, layee odl, layee odl-o [ALL] Happy are they layee odllayee-o, oh layee odlayee layee-o Soon their duet will become a trio [MARIA] Layee odl, layee odl layee-o [MARIA & CHILDREN] Ode lay-ee Ode lay-ee (Ode lay-ee) Ode lay-ee-ee (Ode lay-ee-ee) Ode lay-ee (Ode lay-ee) Odllayee odllay (Odllayee odllay) Odllayee odllay (Odllayee odllay) Odllayee odllay (Odllayee odllay) Odlayee odlayee odlay (Woo)