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
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
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-oo
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-oo
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-oo
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