[Maria] High on a hill was a lonely goatherd Lay odl-lay odl-lay hee-hoo Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo Folks in a town that was quite remote heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay hee hoo Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo [the children] O ho, lay-dee-odl-lee o, o ho lay-dee-odl-lay O ho, lay-dee-odl-lee o, o ho lay-dee-odl-lay [Maria] A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay hee-hoo [Kurt] Men on a road with a load to tote heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo [the children] Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay hee-hoo [Maria] Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo One little girl in a pale pink coat heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay hee-hoo [Brigitta] She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo [Maria] Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard Lay odl-lay odl-lay hee-hoo What a duet for a girl and goatherd [all] Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo Ummm (ummm) Odl-lay ee (odl lay ee) Odl-lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee) Odl-lay ee [yodeling] [Brigitta] One little girl in a pale pink coat heard [Maria] Lay-de odl, lay-de odl, lay woo-woo [Brigitta] She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd [Maria] Lay-de odl, lay-de odl, lay-de odl-loo [Maria] Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard Lay-de odl, lay-de odl, lay hmm hmm What a duet for a girl and goatherd Lay odl-lay odl-lay odl-loo [all] Happy are they Lay-de odl, lay-de de [yodeling] Soon the duet will become a trio [Maria] Lay-de odl-lay-de odl-lay odl-loo [all] Odl-lay ee, old-lay ee Odl-lay hee-hee, odl-lay ee Odl-lay odl-lay, odl-lay odl-lee, odl-lay odl-lee Odl-lay odl-lay odl-lay [the children] HOO!