I love to go a -wandering
along the mountain track
And as I go, I love to sing
my nat -track on my back
Valderie, Valdera, Valdera,
Valderie, Valdera,
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
Valdarra, Valdarra, Valdarra
Valdarra, Valdarra,
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 every greenwood tree.
Valderie, Valdera, Valdera,
Valdera, Valderie, Valdera,
From every greenwood tree
High overhead, the skylarks swing
They never rest at home
But just like me, they love to sing
As o 'er the world we roam
Boundary, bound -a -round
Bound -a -round, bound -a -round
Valderie, Valdera,
Adore the world we roam.
O may I go a -wandering
Until the day I die.
O may I always laugh and sing
Beneath God's clear blue sky.
Thou shalt reign, thou shalt rule,
Thou shalt rule,
Thou shalt rule,
Thou shalt reign,
Thou shalt rule
Beneath God's clear blue sky