Yodeler on a Mountain So High Camping Song | |
| This is a hard one to learn without seeing someone do it. It is an add-on of words, motions, and sounds and is great fun at a campfire. | |
| Lyrics: | 1. There once was a yodeler on a mountain so high, When along came a (cuckoo bird) interrupting his cry. Ho - leeeee - aaaah, ho-lee-ah cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo ) Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo ) Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, oooooh. Motions: Ho - leeeee - aaaah, [Rapidly slap knees] ho-lee-ah [slap knees once], cu-kee-ah [clap], ho-lee-ah [slap knees once], cuckoo [snap fingers] 2. There once was a yodeler on a mountain so high, When along came an (avalanche) interrupting his cry. Ho - leeeee - aaaah, ho-lee-ah cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish! ) [swoosh your hands down] Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish! ) Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, oooooh. 3. There once was a yodeler on a mountain so high, When along came a (grizzly bear) interrupting his cry. Ho - leeeee - aaaah, ho-lee-ah cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish!, Grrr! ) [add hands like claws] Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish!, Grrr! ) Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, oooooh. 4. St. Bernard (woof, woof) [add drooping hands] 5. Jersey Cow (squirt squirt) [milk a cow] 6. Pretty Maid (kiss kiss) 7. Her Father (bang bang) [shoot gun] 8. Girl Scout (COOO-KIES) [huge smile] 9. Butterfly (flutter flutter) [flutter hands like wings] 10. Boogie Man (Boo!) [wave arms in air] 11. Scoutmaster (just silence) [make Scout sign] 12. Road Runner (beep, beep) [fling hand fast across like a bullet] |
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