Rosalie Allen — He Taught Me How to Yodel

Odel-ay-ee-hee, Odel-ay-ee-hee, Odel-ay-ee-hee-oh-loh-oo-hee I went across to Switzerland Where all the yodelers be To try to learn to yodel And dodel-eedel-oh-oo-hee Climbed a big high mountain On a clear and sunny day Met a yodelin' lad up in A little Swiss Chalet He taught me to yodel Oh-ya-lo-oh-dee-ah-ee-hee Oh-da-lo-oh-dee-oh-lee-hee, Oh-da-lo-oh-ti He taught me to yodel Oh-ya-lo-oh-dee-ah-ee-hee Oh-da-lay-ee-oh-da-lo-oo-hee Oh-lay-ee, Oh-lo-oo, dee-yodel-oh-oo-dee-ai-ee-hee Yodel-oh-oo-tee, Yodel-oh-oo-tee, odel-ee-del-odel-odel-tee Oh-lay-oo, Oh-lay-ee, dee-yodel-oh-oo-dee-ai-ee-hee Oh-da-lay-ee-oh-da-lo-oo-hee Now this lad up in the mountains Was a tall and handsome Swiss He taught me how to yodel And he taught me how to kiss He showed me how to cuddle In that good old mountain style We did our lovin’ on that mountain Yodeled all the while This is how to yodel Oh-ya-lo-oh-dee-ah-ee Oh-da-lo-oh-dee-oh-lee-hee, Oh-da-lo-oh-ti This is how to yodel Oh-ya-lo-oh-dee-ah-ee-hee Oh-da-lay-ee-oh-da-lo-oo-tee Oh-la-oo, Oh-lay-ee, dee-yodel-oh-oo-dee-ai-ee-hee Yodel-oh-oo-tee, Oh-Yodel-ee-del-odel-odel-tee Oh-la-oo, Oh-lay-ee-ay-ee, odel-oh-oo-dee-ai-ee-hee Oh-da-lay-ee-oh-da-lo-oo-hee And now I’m going to teach You all to yodel just like me It’s easy when you’re singing to go Yodel-oh-oo-tee First you take a deep breath And then exhale 1, 2, 3 Then you’ll hear a yodel If you’ll listen close to me This is how to yodel Oh-ya-lo-oh-dee-ah-ee Oh-da-lo-oh-dee-oh-lee-hee, Oh-da-lo-oh-ti This is how to yodel Oh-ya-lo-oh-dee-ah-ee-hee Oh-da-lay-ee-oh-da-lo-oo-tee Oh-lay-ee-dee-oh-duddle…