Lonely goatherd       (Listen to midi)

 

      D

1. High on a hill was a lonely goatherd,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo.

       D

    Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

      D

2. Folks in a town that was quite remote heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo,

     D

    lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

    A       D                         A       D

    O ho lay dee odl lee o, o ho lay dee odl ay,

    A      D                          E                        A     - E - A   - D ~

    o ho lay dee odl lee o, lay dee odl lee o lay.

 

          D

3. A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo.

       D

    Men on a road with a load to tote heard,

     A                               D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

       D

4. Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo.

       D

    Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard,

     A                              D        A - D   A - D       A - D - E - A

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

      D

5. One little girl in a pale pink coat heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo,

      D

    she yodeled back to the lonely goatherd,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

       D

6. Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo.

         D

    What a duet for a girl and goatherd,

     A                              D          

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

    + A - D   A - D       A - D - E - A    + instrumental = verse 6

 

            A           D               A                       D

    Um mm, odl lay ee, odl lay hee hee, odl lay hee.

   

     A - D   A - D       A - D - E - A     E - A   - D ~

     (go on yodeling ...)

 

       D

7. One little girl in a pale pink coat heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hoo hoo.

      D

    She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

       D

8. Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hmm hmm,

        D

    what a duet for a girl and goatherd,

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(original moves up half a note here)

 

       D

    Happy are they, lay dee o, lay dee lee o,

     A                                  D

    ho lay dee ho, lay dee ho dee ho.

        D

    Soon the duet will become a trio, 

     A                              D

    lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo.

 

           A               D

    Odl lay ee, old lay ee,

           A                       D

    odl lay hee hee, odl lay ee,

           A                     D                     A

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

D  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Odl lay odl lay odl lay. HOO!

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (The Sound of Music)