High on a hill was a lonely goatherd Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo Folks in a town that was quite remote heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo O-ho laydee-o-dl-ee-o, o-ho laydee-o-dl-lay O-ho laydee-o-dl-ee-o, laydee-o-dl-ee o-lay A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo Men on a road with a load to tote heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo One little girl in a pale pink coat heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo What a duet for a girl and goatherd Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo Hmm-hm-hmm-hmmmm (hmm-hm-hmm-hmmmm) O-dl-layee (o-dl-layee) O-dl-lay-hee-hee (o-dl-lay-hee-hee) O-dl-layee Ah-ah-ah-ah, laydee-o-dl-lay-o Oh-oh, laydee-o-dl-lay Ah-ah-ah-ah, laydee-o-dl-lay-o Laydee-o-dl-lay-o-lay One little girl in a pale pink coat heard Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl lay-woo-woo She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl-oo Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl lay-hmm-mmm What a duet for a girl and goatherd Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo Happy are they laydee-o laydee-lee-o O-laydee-o laydee laydee-o Soon the duet will become a trio Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl-oo O-dl-layee O-dl-layee (o-dl-layee) O-dl-lay-hee-hee (o-dl-lay-hee-hee) O-dl-layee O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay o-dl-lay) O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay o-dl-lay) O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay o-dl-lay) Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-lay Woah!