Maria:

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-oo



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-oo



   the Children:

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



   Maria:

A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard

Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo

   Kurt:

Men on a road with a load to tote heard

Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo



   the Children:

Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard

Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo

   Maria:

Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard

Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo



One little girl in a pale pink coat heard

Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo

   Brigitta:

She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd

Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo



   Maria:

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

   Maria and the Children:

Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo



   Maria and the Children:

Ummm (ummm) . . . 

Odl lay ee (odl lay ee)

Odl lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee)

Odl lay ee . . .

. . . yodeling . . .



   Child:

One little girl in a pale pink coat heard

   Maria:

Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hoo hoo

   Child:

She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd

   Maria:

Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo



   Maria:

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-oo



   Maria and the Children:

Happy are they lay dee olay dee lee o . . .

. . . yodeling . . .

Soon the duet will become a trio

   Maria:

Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo



   Maria and the Children:

Odl lay ee, old lay ee

Odl lay hee hee, odl lay ee

Odl lay odl lay, odl lay odl lee, odl lay odl lee

Odl lay odl lay odl lay



   the Children:

HOO!