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-de-ri--Val-de-ra-
Val-de-ri--Val-de ha ha ha ha ha ha
Val-de-ri--Val-de-ra.
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!" 

I wave my hat to all I meet,
And they wave back to me,
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet
From ev'ry green-wood tree. 

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. 

Oh, may I go a-wandering
Until the day I die!
Oh may I always laugh and sing
Beneath God's clear blue sky!