Here's a little song a friend of mine named Elda Hall sang at our talent show last Fall.

THE YODELLING HILLIBILLY

I yodel in the mountains,
I yodel in the hills,
I yodel on the radio,
That's how I pay my bill.

If you will listen closely,
I will tell you this,
If you will listen closely,
I will imitate a Swiss.

Eydely aidely ohdely aidely eydely aidely dee,
Eydely aidely dee ohdely aidely dee,
Eydely aidely ohdely aidely eydely aidely dee,
eydely aidely dee dee dee dee

Eyde oh-lo-oo, whee-deedlee-de-deeoh, lee-oh-oo, dee-oh, lee-oh-oo-dee.
Eyde oh-lo-oo, whee-deedlee-de-deeoh, lee-oh-oo, dee-oh, lee-oh-oo-dee.

Here's a story I will tell,
'Bout my Rocky Mountain gal,
She was everything to me my very life.
We had smiles and we had tears,
And for 27 years,
She had promised me someday she'd be my wife.

Whith the ceremony planned,
I had bought the wedding band,
And unvited all the neighbors from the farms.
But, the day we were to wed,
I got tired and stayed in bed.
Now the whole durn countryside is up in arms.

Chorus:
Oh, they're burnin' down the house I was brought u-u-p in,
And they're shouting come on out and take your bride.
Oh, they're burnin' down the house I was brought u-u-p in,
What a fool I'd be if I went outside.

Oh, they brought along their lunch,
And I guess the whole durn bunch,
Thinks they're goin' to sit around and starve me out.
But inside I've got a cow,
And she's courtin' roastbeef now,
So you see they don't know what it's all about.

Oh, to me it's all a joke,
I can stand a lot of smoke.
In the firemen's band I used to play trombone.
But, they've got me on the spot,
And it's gettin' mighty hot,
But to me this burnin' shack is home sweet home.

Repeat Chorus and end with yodel.

She remembered hearing it on the radio about *& years ago.

Craig

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