The Yodelling Song
Frank Ifield Lyrics
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Where all the Yodellers be
To try to learn to yodel
With my yodel-oh-ee-dee
I climbed a big high mountain
On a clear and sunny day
And met a yodellin' gal
Up in a little Swiss chalet
She taught me to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
She taught me to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee-ay-dee
Yodel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-oh-dee
Well now I'm gonna teach you
How to yodel just like me
It's easy when you're singin'
To go yodel-diddly-oh-oh-dee
First you take a deep breath
Then it's K.O. one, two, three
And then you'll hear a yodel
If you listen close to me
Yeah, this is how to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
This is how to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-oh-dee
The Yodelling Song by Frank Ifield is a playful tune that tells of the singer’s journey to Switzerland to learn how to yodel. The singer takes the listener on a journey to the Swiss Alps where he meets with a yodelling girl in a chalet who teaches him how to yodel. She teaches him how to take a deep breath before beginning and shows him how to break up the yodel sound into two parts: diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee and yodel-oh-ee-dee. The chorus of the song is a catchy yodel that sums up the song's lesson, which is how to yodel.
The song's lyrics are tonally light-hearted and fun, evoking positive feelings and an upbeat musical style that is catchy and full of energy. The yodeling motif is prevalent throughout the song, ranging from call-and-response vocal stunts to upbeat guitar and lyre-accompanied chords.
Overall, The Yodelling Song can be seen as a celebration of Swiss culture and music, with Ifield paying homage to the country's Alps and its people's customs. As well, Ifield's early-1960s performances of the song brought yodeling to a new audience and helped spark a renewed interest in the art form.
Line by Line Meaning
I went across to Switzerland
I traveled to Switzerland
Where all the Yodellers be
Where people who yodel can be found
To try to learn to yodel
To attempt to learn how to yodel
With my yodel-oh-ee-dee
Using the phrase 'yodel-oh-ee-dee'
I climbed a big high mountain
I climbed a large mountain
On a clear and sunny day
During clear weather with sunshine
And met a yodellin' gal
And encountered a female yodeler
Up in a little Swiss chalet
Inside a small Swiss house
She taught me to yodel
She showed me how to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
The sound one makes when yodeling
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Another sound one makes when yodeling
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Yet another sound one makes when yodeling
She taught me to yodel
She taught me how to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee-ay-dee
A longer version of the yodeling sound
Yodel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-oh-dee
Another version of the yodeling sound
Well now I'm gonna teach you
Now I will teach you
How to yodel just like me
How to yodel using the same technique as me
It's easy when you're singin'
It is easy when you are singing
To go yodel-diddly-oh-oh-dee
To make the yodeling sound
First you take a deep breath
First, take a large gulp of air
Then it's K.O. one, two, three
Followed by counting to three
And then you'll hear a yodel
At that point, you will hear the yodeling sound
If you listen close to me
If you pay attention to what I am doing
Yeah, this is how to yodel
This is the proper way to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
The yodeling sound
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Another yodeling sound
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Yet another yodeling sound
This is how to yodel
This is the correct method for yodeling
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
The yodeling sound
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-oh-dee
Another version of the yodeling sound
Contributed by Jackson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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I went across to Switzerland
Where all the Yodellers be
To try to learn to yodel
With my yodel-oh-ee-dee
I climbed a big high mountain
On a clear and sunny day
And met a yodellin' gal
Up in a little Swiss chalet
She taught me to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
She taught me to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee-ay-dee
Yodel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-oh-dee
Well now I'm gonna teach you
How to yodel just like me
It's easy when you're singin'
To go yodel-diddly-oh-oh-dee
First you take a deep breath
Then it's K.O. one, two, three
And then you'll hear a yodel
If you listen close to me
Yeah, this is how to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee
This is how to yodel
Yodel-oh-ee-dee
Diddly-odel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-o
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@5815121
Fell in love with yodeling 50 years ago in Dublin, still yodeling now I'm 70,lol.
@mexicanamama4866
For me its like fly to space...
@glittabones
Keep on yodeling!
@joefish1273
Your 70 using the word “lol”.........
@ChicaChickenXD
Joe Fish
he cool b
@chironex4844
Wtf , why are you on youtube? Savage 70 yr old.
@schmuelsonsradang4301
I don't understand how some people could dislike this beautiful and joyous tune. I can only guess they are just an inhabitants of a lonely planet.
@yaoliang1580
They don't know how to enjoy lovely songs and music but just follow trends
@banabana7166
My great great grandfather was a yodeler my grandmother said he was the best and one of the fastest yodelers in the world you could always know its him because hes yodeling to your house fast like a whistle.
@delacali
desde LATAM, Chile. esto es buenisimo, no sé quién dice que es malo... es un manejo de la desafinación, algo mágico.