This is how I sing it, which is more or less how Uncle Dave sang it. I'm always light-hearted and easy, Not a care in the world have I. Because I am loved by an Ollie, And I couldn't forget if I tried. She lives far away o'er the mountain, Where the little bird sings in the tree. And the cabin's all covered with ivy, And me Ollie is waiting for me. Cho. It's over, it's over the mountain, Where the little bird sings in the tree. And the cabin's all covered with ivy, And me Ollie is waiting for me. The day I said goodbye to Ollie, That day I will never forget. The tears bubbled up from their slumber, And I fancy I see them yet. They looked like the pearls of the ocean, As she cried those tears of love. She said, Davy my dear, don't forget me, Till we meet here again or above. Cho. ... Yodel twice. Hope you'll find the earlier thread. It goes into the various versions of this song, other words for "Ollie," etc., that give it an Irish flavor. Don's version seems a hybrid to me, with "colleen" replacing "Ollie." Uncle Dave sang "Ollie."
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