An Austrian went Yodelling

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Everyone slaps their thighs, clap their hands, and then click fingers in time
to the music, and mimes as each new "character" appears in the story.

An Austrian went yodelling on a mountaintop high,
When along came an avalanche interrupting his cry:
Yo -oh -oh.....
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee (ssh-ssh)
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee (ssh-ssh)
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee - Yo!

To follow the Avalanche, he is interrupted by, in turn,

Grizzly Bear (grr-grr)

Puppy Dog (pant-pant)

Pussy Cat (meow-meow)

Jersey cow (squirt-squirt)

and his Sweetheart (kiss-kiss)

- each is ADDED to the previous verse so the list gets longer, until the penultimate verse is

An Austrian went yodelling on a mountaintop high,
When along came his Sweetheart interrupting his cry:
Yo -oh -oh.....
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee ( kiss-kiss, squirt-squirt, meow-meow, pant-pant, grr-grr, ssh, ssh!)
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee ( kiss-kiss, squirt-squirt, meow-meow, pant-pant, grr-grr, ssh, ssh!)
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee - Yo!

and the last verse goes

An Austrian went yodelling on a mountaintop high,
When along came her father interrupting his cry:
Yo - oh - oh.....
Yo - del - ay - dee,
Yo - del - ay - dee (BANG!!!)