A GIANT wooden penis that mysteriously appeared on an Alpine mountaintop has so captured the imagination of locals that a band has written a song in its honour.

Locals in Austria have been left stumped by the strange phallus after it was discovered last week by a blogger on top of Mt Oetscher — 6,200ft above sea level.

3 Local musicians in Austria penned a weird song dedicated to a newly found carved willy Credit: Central European News

A traditional band from nearby Erlauf Valley got so excited they decided to sing about the penis — which is fast becoming a mascot for the area.

It starts: "High above on top the Oetscher, where the penis stands and the self-confidence of every man is fading away..."

The lyrics go one to mention "languid women everywhere" with "renewed libido", before breaking into a rock riff.

According to local media, the song has gone viral across Austria while authorities continue to investigate who put it there.

3 The song has praises for the penis - which can make the 'self-confidence of every man fade away' Credit: Central European News

There are rumours in local press that the penis could be a PR stunt by a Viennese ad agency.

But if no one claims ownership, the statue will fall into the hands of the the monks of the Cistercian Order in Lilienfeld who are believed to own the land.

In April, a giant penis was erected in the town of Traunkirchen where it was met with opposition from members of the local church.

It was put up in the garden of a local art dealer, Juergen Hesz, next to a hiking trail named Way Of The Cross.

3 The song goes into a rock riff towards the end. No one knows who erected the bizarre penis statue Credit: Central European News

Mayor Christoph Schragl and Hesz eventually jointly decided to cover the penis statue with a yellow tarpaulin sheet to the relief of prudish townsfolk.

But Hesz got the last laugh when he added a quote by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to the tarp, which read: "Praised be what hardens you".

Austria's Penis Song High above on top the Oetscher, where the penis stands and the self-confidence of every man is fading away. It seeks languid women everywhere - and makes the libido of the ladies new. According to the morality right at the door, the penis would not be required. But all the dairy girls here are against it. Sing, that it sounds only so bright. High above on top the Oetscher, where the penis stands and the self-confidence of every man is fading away.

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