Happy Wanderer, The

Song Lyrics & Words

I love to go a-wandering
Along the mountain track;
And as I go I love to sing,
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"!

Valderi, Valdera, Valderi
Valdera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Valderi, Valdera
My knapsack on my back!

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.

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!

Valderi, Valdera, Valderi
Valdera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Valderi, Valdera
My knapsack on my back!

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

Valderi, Valdera, Valderi
Valdera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Valderi, Valdera
My knapsack on my back!