~ Happy Wanderer ~

I love to go a-wandering along the mountain track
And as I go, I love to sing, my knapsack on my back

[chorus] Val-der-i, Val-der-a,
Val-der-i
Val-der-a-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Val-der-i, val-der-a
My knapsack on my back

I love to wander by the stream, that dances in the sun
So joyously it calls to me, "Come join my happy song."
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I wave my hat to all I meet, and they wave back to me
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet from every green wood tree.
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High overhead the skylarks wing, they never rest at home
But just like me, they love to sing, as o'er the world we roam.
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Oh may I go a-wandering until the day I die!
And may I always laugh and sing, beneath God's clear blue sky!
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