Yodeler on a Mountain So High Song

This is a hard one to learn without seeing someone do it. It is an add-on of words, motions, and sounds and is great fun at a campfire.

1. There once was a yodeler on a mountain so high,
When along came a (cuckoo bird) interrupting his cry.

Ho - leeeee - aaaah,
ho-lee-ah cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo )
Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo )
Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, oooooh.

Motions:
Ho - leeeee - aaaah, [Rapidly slap knees]
ho-lee-ah [slap knees once], cu-kee-ah [clap], ho-lee-ah [slap knees once], cuckoo [snap fingers]


2. There once was a yodeler on a mountain so high,
When along came an (avalanche) interrupting his cry.

Ho - leeeee - aaaah,
ho-lee-ah cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish! ) [swoosh your hands down]
Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish! )
Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, oooooh.

3. There once was a yodeler on a mountain so high,
When along came a (grizzly bear) interrupting his cry.

Ho - leeeee - aaaah,
ho-lee-ah cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish!, Grrr! ) [add hands like claws]
Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, ho-lee-ah ( cuckoo, Swish!, Grrr! )
Ho-lee-ah, cu-kee-ah, oooooh.

4. St. Bernard (woof, woof) [add drooping hands]
5. Jersey Cow (squirt squirt) [milk a cow]
6. Pretty Maid (kiss kiss)
7. Her Father (bang bang) [shoot gun]
8. Girl Scout (COOO-KIES) [huge smile]
9. Butterfly (flutter flutter) [flutter hands like wings]
10. Boogie Man (Boo!) [wave arms in air]
11. Scoutmaster (just silence) [make Scout sign]
12. Road Runner (beep, beep) [fling hand fast across like a bullet]