The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Austrian Yoddler

An Austrian yoddler
On a mountain top high.
When along came a ____A____
Interrupting his cry.

Oh; lay-dee
Oh de lay ke-ke, oh de lay ____B____ (repeat twice more)
Oh de lay ke-ke, ah oh.

A                                  B   
1. a cuckoo         ---       cuckoo
2. two cuckoos    ---       cuckoo-cuckoo
3. a skier             ---       swish
4. an avalanche    ---       rumble-rumble
5. a St. Bernard    ---       ark ark
6. an ambulance   ---       whirrrrr
7. a road-runner    ---       bee-beep zoommm

Submitter comment:

A song of Sigma Tri Beta Tau chapter

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 18687 Gainsborough Rd.