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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Del Shannon
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Miller
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
DMI
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
One time, a long time ago
On a mountain in Switzerland, yo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Yo-lo-lo-ooh-ooh)
There lived a fair, young maiden
Lovely but lonely, oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Day after day
She'd pine her heart away
Yo-lo-lo-lo-lo lady, ay
But no love came her way
[Verse 3]
One day, her papa say
Someday we'll go
Down to the village in the valley
There you'll meet a nice, young man
He'll ask for your hand
Then you'll be happy
[Verse 4]
But every day she grew unhappier
On a mountain in Switzerland, yo-lo-lo-lo-lo (Yo-lo-lo-ooh-ooh)
Every day a little bit lonelier
Which way to turn? Which way to go?
[Verse 5]
Day after day
She'd pine her heart away
Yo-lo-lo-lo-lo lady, ay
But no love came her way
[Verse 6]
Some say the maiden's dream never came true
She never got to go to the valley
If she did or not, I really don't know, wha-ho-ho-ho
Did she die unhappy?
[Verse 7]
I'd rather think she found her love
Wouldn't you rather think she did find love?
Somewhere, some way
Yodel lady, ay, yodel lady, ay
Yo-lo-lo-ooh-ooh
Yo-lo-lo-ooh-ooh
Written by: Roger Miller