one time a long time ago on a mountain in switzerland yo lo lo lo there lived a fair young maiden lovely but lonely oh oh oh oh day after day she d pine her heart away yo lo lo lo lady yay but no love came her way one day her papa said some day we ll go down to the village in the valley there you ll meet a nice young man he ll ask for your hand then you ll be happy but every day she grew unhappier on a mountain in switzerland yo lo lo lo every day a little bit lonelier which way to turn and which way to go day after day she d pine her heart away yo lo lo lo lady yay but no love came her way some say the maiden s dream never came true she never got to go to the valley if she did or not i really don t know oh oh oh oh did she die unhappy i d rather think she found her love wouldn t you rather think she did find love somewhere some way yo lo lady yay yo lo lady yay