The Lonely Goatherd
1. Solo 1: High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Solo 1: Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Solo 2: Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Solo 2: Hearty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
All:
O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay
O ho lay dee o odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay
Solo 3: A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Solo 3: Men on a road with a load to tote heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Solo 4: Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Solo 4: Drinking root beer with the foam afloat heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
All: O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay
O ho lay dee o odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay
Solo 5: One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Solo 5: She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Solo 6: Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard:
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Solo 6: What a duet for a girl and goatherd
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
All: O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay
O ho lay dee o odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay
The Lonely Goatherd
All: Happy are they, lay dee o lay dee lee o. ..
O lay dee o, odl lay ee o,
Soon the duet will become a trio,
Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.
Group 1: Ummm Group 2: Ummm
Group 1: Odl lay ee Group 2: odl lay ee
Group 1: Odl lay hee hee Group 2: odl lay hee hee
Group 1: Odl lay ee. Group 2: Odl lay ee.
All: O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay
O ho lay dee o odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay
Solo 5: One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hoo hoo
Solo 5: She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
Solo 6: Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hmm hmm
Solo 6: What a duet for a girl and goatherd
All: Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
All: Happy are they, lay dee o lay dee lee o. ..
O lay dee o, odl lay ee o,
Soon the duet will become a trio,
Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.
Solo 1: Odl lay ee, (echo)
Solo 2: Odl lay ee (echo)
Solo 3: Odl lay hee hee, (echo)
Solo 4: Odl lay ee, (echo)
Solo 5: Odl lay odl lay, (echo)
Solo 6: Odl lay odl lee, (echo)
All Solos: Odl lay odl lee, (echo)
ALL: Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay.
The Children:
Hoo!