[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 odlee-oh, oho layee odl-ay
Oho layee odlee-oh, layee odl-ay-ho-lay

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

[CHILDREN]
Men on the road with a load to tote heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh"
Men in the midst of a table d'hôte heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh"

[MARIA]
Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh"

[Tuba Solo]

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

[BRIGITTA]
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd, "Layee odl, layee odl-ooh"
[MARIA]
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard, "Layee odl, layee odl layee-ooh"
What a duet for a girl and goatherd

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

[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 ododlleeoay

[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 (Woo)