What does えんやらやっと mean?


I'm trying to learn Japanese. I'm reading (trying to anyway) a Japanese kid
book and found this line:

> あさ  
>  いもほり  
>  うでまくり  
>  **えんやら** やっと  
>  おおきな おいも

I found by Googling that やっと means 'finally'. But what does えんやら mean?




It's probably えんやらやっと (spelled using a small っ in modern Japanese), and to me
it sounds like one of the various words people say when physically exerting
themselves, e.g. lifting something heavy. Like a big potato.

Think よいしょっと.

Edit: According to [this Google
result](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%88%E3%82%93%E3%82%84%E3%82%89-448268)
that is exactly what it is.




It's probably えんやらやっと (spelled using a small っ in modern Japanese), and to me
it sounds like one of the various words people say when physically exerting
themselves, e.g. lifting something heavy. Like a big potato.

Think よいしょっと.

Edit: According to [this Google
result](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%88%E3%82%93%E3%82%84%E3%82%89-448268)
that is exactly what it is.

