I learned the song in the choir in grade school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in Grade 6 (which was about 40 years ago) and what I remember is:

Listen to that cheerful cry
Ho la hi, ho la ho
That's my sweetheart passing by
Ho lo hi la ho

Now the voice fades down the street
Ho la hi - ho la ho.
That was not my darling sweet
Ho la hi la ho

Idle people question me
Ho la hi - ho la ho.
What my true love's name can be
Ho la hi la ho.

Let them wonder, let them tease
Ho la hi - ho la ho
I will love just as I please
Ho la hi la ho

I don't remember any more, but I would love to hear it sung again.

Diana