Austrian Went Yodeling, An

DESCRIPTION: "Once an Austrian went (yodeling/climbing) On a mountain so high, When along came an avalanche, Interrupting his cry." Yodel and avalanche sounds follow. Repeat with other interruptions such as bear. The sounds are cumulative although the words are not
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs); she suspects it was created in the late 1960s
KEYWORDS: humorous music cumulative animal campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 127, 134, 178-184, 263, 391, 432, 510, "An Austrian"/"An Austrian Went Yodeling" (notes, with two composite texts on pp 182-184, with a "Cuckoo" text that isn't really related; bibliography on pp. 659-663, but much of this is "Cuckoo" material)
File: ACSF122A

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