[MARIA]
High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
Layee odl, layee odl layee-oo
Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
Layee odl, layee odl-oo
Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
Layee odl, layee odl layee-oo
Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard
Layee odl, layee odl-oo

[CHILDREN]
Oho layee odllee-oo
Oho layee odl ay!
Oho layee odllee-oo
Hododlleeoay!

[MARIA]
A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
Layee odl, layee odl layee-oo

[CHILDREN]
Men on the road with a load to tote heard
Layee odl, layee odl-oo
Men in the mists of a chapel dote heard
Layee odl, layee odl-oo
[MARIA]
Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard
Layee odl, layee odl layee-oo
(Cough cough!)

[Instrumental Break cum Tuba Solo]

[MARIA]
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
Layee odl, layee odl-oo

[BRIGITTA]
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
Layee odl, layee odl-oo

[MARIA]
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
Layee odl, layee odl layee-oo
What a duet for a girl and goatherd

[MARIA & CHILDREN]
Layee odl, layee odl-oo

[Instrumental Break]

[MARIA & CHILDREN]
Hmm hmm hmm hmm
(Hmm hmm hmm hmm)
Ode layee
(Ode layee)
Ode layee-ee
(Ode layee-ee)
Ode layee
Oh Oh Oh Oh layee odl layee-oo
Oh oh layee odl lay
Oh Oh Oh Oh layee odl layee-oo
Layee odllee-o hododlleeoay!
[BRIGETTA]
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
Layee odl, layee odl layoo-oo
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
Layee odl, layee odl-o

[MARIA]
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
Layee odl, layee odl lay mmm mmm
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
Layee odl, layee odl-o

[ALL]
Happy are they layee odllayee-o
Oh layee odlayee layee-o
Soon their duet will become a trio

[MARIA]
Layee odl, layee odl layee-o

[MARIA & CHILDREN]
Ode lay-ee
Ode lay-ee (Ode lay-ee)
Ode lay-ee-ee (Ode lay-ee-ee)
Ode lay-ee (Ode lay-ee)
Odllayee odllay (Odllayee odllay)
Odllayee odllay (Odllayee odllay)
Odllayee odllay (Odllayee odllay)
Odlayee odlayee odlay!
(Wooo!)