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An Austrian Went Yodeling (WORD)
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Once an [D] Austrian went [A7] yodeling on a mountaintop [D] high.
When along came a [A7] cuckoo bird interrupting his [D] cry.
Chorus:
[A7] Ho-li-ah
[D] Ho-le-rah hi-hi-ah, [A7] Ho-le-rah cuckoo
Ho-le-rah hi-hi-ah, [D] Ho-le-rah cuckoo
[D] Ho-le-rah hi-hi-ah, [A7]Ho-le-rah cuckoo
Ho-le-rah hi-hi-ah, [D] ho.
...avalanche...(rumble, rumble, rumble)
…skier…(swoosh, rumble, rumble)
…St. Bernard (arf, arf, swoosh, rumble rumble)
…Grizzly bear (grrr, ar, arf, swoosh, rumble, rumble)
…Milking Maid (tss, tss, grr, arf, arf, swoosh, rumble, rumble)
…Pretty girl (smack, smack, tss, tss, grr, arf, arf, swoosh, rumble, rumble)
Motions:
Ho-li-ah – rapidly slap knees
Ho-le-rah-hi-hi-ah – slap knees, clap hands, snap fingers (continue throughout chorus)
Rumble, rumble – roll hands over
Swoosh – swoop hand downward
Arf, arf – hands up like dog begging
Grrr – hands up like bear claws
Tss, tss – pantomime milking cow
Smack, smack – make kissing sound