Lonely goatherd
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)