F C7 F
High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
F C7 F
Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
C F C F
O-ho laydee-o-dl-ee-o, o-ho laydee-o-dl-lay
C F G Bb C
O-ho laydee-o-dl-ee-o, laydee-o-dl-ee o-lay
F C7 F
A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Men on a road with a load to tote heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
F C7 F
Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
F C7 F
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
F C7 F
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
C7
Hmm-hm-hmm-hmmmm (hmm-hm-hmm-hmmmm)
F
O-dl-layee (o-dl-layee)
C7
O-dl-lay-hee-hee (o-dl-lay-hee-hee)
F
O-dl-layee
C7 F
Ah-ah-ah-ah, laydee-o-dl-lay-o
C7 F
Oh-oh, laydee-o-dl-lay
C7 F
Ah-ah-ah-ah, laydee-o-dl-lay-o
G Bb C
Laydee-o-dl-lay-o-lay
F C7 F
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
F
Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl lay-woo-woo
F C7 F
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
F
Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl-oo
F C7 F
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
F
Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl lay-hmm-mmm
F C7 F
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
F
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-oo
F# C#7 F#
Happy are they laydee-o laydee-lee-o
F#
O-laydee-o laydee laydee-o
F# C#7 F#
Soon the duet will become a trio
Laydee-o-dl laydee-o-dl-oo
C#7
O-dl-layee
F#
O-dl-layee (o-dl-layee)
C#7
O-dl-lay-hee-hee (o-dl-lay-hee-hee)
F#
O-dl-layee
C#7
O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay o-dl-lay)
F#
O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay o-dl-lay)
C#7
O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay o-dl-lay)
F#
Layee-o-dl layee-o-dl-lay
F#
Woah!