Does anyone know anything about this song? I learned it when I was a Girl Scout in the 1950s to early 60s. I couldn't find any reference to it on the Internet. I finally made my own midi file of the melody. Part of my memory says the chorus might be, "Hi da lena" rather than "Hi da le dum".
UPON THE ALPINE PASTURE
(Hi Diddle Dum Dum)
Upon the alpine pasture
Stands a nice brown
Hi diddle dum dum
On the alpine pasture
Stands a nice brown cow.
Chorus:
Hi da le dum, hi da le dum
Hi da le dum, bim bam bo!
Hi da le dum, hi da le dum
Hi da, bim bam bo!
Maid she would not milk her,
Cause she was so
Hi diddle dum dum
Maid she would not milk her
Cause she was so tired.
(Chorus)
Mother, I'd go dancing,
But I have no
Hi diddle dum dum
Mother, I'd go dancing,
But I have no shoes.
(Chorus)
Wear your father's slippers,
Dance the whole night
Hi diddle dum dum
Wear your father's slippers,
Dance the whole night long.
(Chorus)
Father will not lend them,
Says I am a
Hi diddle dum dum
Father will not lend them,
Says I am a cow.
(Chorus)
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