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One time a long time ago |
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On a mountain in Switzerland, yo lo lo lo |
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There lived a fair young maiden |
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Lovely but lonely, oh oh oh oh |
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Day after day, she'd pine her heart away |
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Yo lo lo lo lady yay |
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But no love came her way |
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One day, her papa said, "Some day we'll go down to the village |
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In the valley, there you'll meet a nice young man, he'll ask for your hand |
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Then you'll be happy" |
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But every day she grew unhappier |
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On a mountain in Switzerland, yo lo lo lo |
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Every day a little bit lonelier |
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Which way to turn and which way to go |
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Day after day, she'd pine her heart away |
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Yo lo lo lo lady yay |
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But no love came her way |
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Some say the maiden's dream never came true |
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She never got to go to the valley |
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If she did or not, I really don't know, oh oh oh oh |
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Did she die unhappy? |
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I'd rather think she found her love |
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Wouldn't you rather think she did find love? |
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Somewhere, some way |
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Yo lo lady yay, yo lo lady yay |
