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Key: C#
Verse 1:
A D A D A
One time, a long time ago on a mountain in Switzerland,
E A
yoh, loh, loh, loh, loh
A D A D A
there lived a fair young maiden lovely but lonely,
E A
yoh, hoh, hoh, hoh.
Chorus:
A D
Day after day
she'd pine her heart away,
A E7 A
yoh, loh, loh, loh, lay de yay
but no love came her way.
Verse 2:
A A7
One day, her papa said 'Some day we'll go down to
D A7
the village in the valley, then you'll meet a nice
E7 A
young man, whoβll ask for your hand, then you'll be happy.
Instrumental:
G C G
Oomp pah pah oomp pah pah oomp pah pah
C G D G
Ommp pah oomp pah pah .pah pah pah
G C G
Oomp pah pah oomp pah pah oomp pah pah
G C D G
Ommp pah pah oomp pah pah pah pah pah
Verse 3:
A D A D
But very day she grew unhappier, on a mountain in
A E7 A
Switzerland, yoh, loh, loh, loh, loh.
A D A D A
Every day a little bit lonelier which way to turn
E7 A
and which way to go?
Chorus:
A D
Day after day, she'd pine her heart away,
A E7 A
yoh, loh, loh, loh, lay de yay
but no love came her way.
Verse 4:
A A7
Some say the maiden's dream, never came true
D
she never got to go to the valley,
A E7
if she did or not, I really don't know, whoa, hoh, hoh, hoh
A
did she die unhappy?
Verse 5:
D A E7 A
I'd rather think she found her love.
D A E7 A
Wouldn't she be better if she did find love ?
D A E7 A
somewhere, some way yodel-ady-oh yodel-ady-ay.
Song History
Published: September 27, 2025
Last Updated: September 27, 2025