I was born in a mountain
shack many years ago.
Soon as I could play a snack,
I joined the radio.
As soon as I could play a snack,
I joined the radio.
Long about last
Christmas, I thought that I'd be wise.
I'd sneak back home to see the folks and
take them by surprise.
Oodle -dee, yodel -oodle -dee -dee -dee,
yodel -oodle -dee -dee -dee -yo.
I'd sneak back home to see the
folks and yodel -ay -dee -yo.
The station agent looked at
me and got there just at dawn.
He said, some radio guy's been
here and all your folks are gone.
Oodle -dee, yodel -oodle -dee -dee -dee,
yodel -oodle -dee -dee -dee -yo.
He signed the whole
Blaine family up to join the radio.
Now let this be a lesson from home,
don't ever go.
Just what your folks are gonna
do, you never really know.
They're apt to turn hillbilly,
run off and join a show.
And soon you'll hear them singing,
Ole, ole, dee -oh.
Oodle -dee, oodle -dee, oodle -dee, oodle -dee, -dee,
oodle -dee, oodle -oh.
And soon you'd hear them singing,
ole ole dee oh,
There ain't another single soul
left in them there hills,
They all joined the radio so they could pay their bills,
Oh -de -dee, oh -de -do -de -dee -dee -dee, oh
-de -dee -dee -dee -dee -dee -oh,
Your
Grandma,
Pap, and all the kids have joined the radio,
Just what they're all a gonna do, don't ask me,
I don't know,
Some of them can play and sing,
the rest won't have to crow.
Oh -dee -dee -oh -dee -dee -dee -dee -dee -dee
-dee -dee -dee -dee -dee -oh.
But all of them can yodel,
oh -dee -oh -dee -dee -dee -dee -oh.
Now let this be a lesson from
home, don't ever go.
Just what your folks are gonna
do, you never really know.
They're apt to turn hillbilly,
run off and join a show.
And soon you'll hear them singing,
Ole, ole, dee -oh.
Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole,
ole, ole, ole, ole, ole.
And soon you'll hear them singing,
Ole, ole, dee -oh.
Yes, sirree.
Now let this be a lesson from
home, don't ever go.
Just what your folks are gonna
do, you never really know.
They're apt to turn hillbilly,
run off and join a show.
Soon you'll hear them singing,
Ole ole dee -oh,
Oh -de -lay, oh -de -lay,
oh -de -lay, -de -lay.
Soon you'll hear them singing,
Oh -de -lay, oh -de -lay, oh -de -lay.