YODELIN' JIVE
Michael Prince and Don Raye

Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters 
with John Scott Trotter's orchestra


Since Jackson went over to Switzerland,
The Alps haven't been the same;
Since he started practicing yodelin'
He's on the road to fame.
And back in the states, he really rates
Just like anyone should,
And the headlines say (you know, the papers each day): "Yodel Boy Makes Good".

"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
He sings his yodelin' jive, his yodelin'jive.
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
He sings his yodelin' jive all day.

"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The mountains echo his jive, his yodelin' jive.
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The mountains echo his jive all day.

Sometimes he yodels so, so sweetly 
Just to imitate the Swiss ...
"Ohh leee o lay-dee...."
But the echo comes back like this:

"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The hills are always alive with yodelin' jive.
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The hills are always alive each day.
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The mountains echo his jive, his yodelin' jive.
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The mountains echo his jive all day.

Sometimes he yodels so, so sweetly    
Just to imitate the Swiss:
"Ohh leee o lay-dee...."
But the echo comes back like this:

"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
He sings his yodelin' jive, his yodelin' jive ...
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de lay-dee ..."
The mountains echo his jive all day.

"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de HOT-cha-cha-cha!"
The hills are always alive with yodelin' jive.
"Yo-ho-ho HO-d'lay-de HO-d'lay-de HOT-cha-cha-cha!"
The hills are always alive each day.



(Transcribed by Lou Rugani - The Music of the Stars (WLIP) - June 2011)