[Verse 1]
High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard

[Refrain]
Now o-ho, lay-dee-odl-lee-o-o-ho, lay-dee-odl-ay
O-ho, lay-dee-odl-lee-o, lay-dee-odl-lee-o-lay

[Verse 2]
A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
Men on a road with a load to tote heard
Oh, all of the men in the midst of a table d'hote heard
Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard

[Refrain]
O-ho, lay-dee-odl-lee-o-o-ho, lay-dee-odl-ay
O-ho, lay-dee-odl-lee-o, lay-dee-odl-lee-o-lay

[Verse 3]
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
Lay-dee-odl-lee-o-odl-o
[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
Happy are they lay-dee-olay-dee-lee-o
Soon the duet will become a trio
Odl-lay-ee
Odl-lay-ee
Odl-lay-ee
Odl-lay-ee
Odl-lay-ee
Odl-lay-ee