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-deri, Val-dera,
Val-deri,
Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha 
Val-deri, Val-dera. 
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!"

-Chorus
(last line: "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.

-Chorus
(last line: 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.

-Chorus
(last line: 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 the clear blue sky!

-Chorus
(last line: Beneath the clear blue sky!)

Repeat 1st verse & Chorus

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