"Hi, " said the little leatherwing bat

"I'll tell you the reason that

The reason that I fly by in night

'Cause I lost my heart's delight"

Hydie-ydie diddle oh dee

Odie-odie diddle oh day

Tar-ar ree-doe diddle oh dee

Tor-oh ree-doe diddle oh day

"Hi, " said the blackbird sittin' on a chair

"Once I courted a lady fair

She got fickle and turned her back

Ever since that I've dressed in black"

Hydie-ydie diddle oh dee

Odie-odie diddle oh day

Tar-ar ree-doe diddle oh dee

Tor-oh ree-doе diddle oh day

"Hi, " said the jaybird sittin' on a fencе

"Once I courted a handsome wench

She took ill and I didn't bed

Ever since then my head's been red"

Oh, Hydie-ydie diddle oh dee

Odie-odie diddle oh day

Tar-ar ree-doe diddle oh dee

Tor-oh ree-doe diddle oh day

"Hi, " said the little

"I'll show you how to win her love

Court her night and court her in day

Give her no time to stay away"

Hydie-ydie diddle oh dee

Odie-odie diddle oh day

Tar-ar ree-doe diddle oh dee

Tor-oh ree-doe diddle oh day

"Hi, " said the bluebird as he flew

"If I was a young one I'd have two

One lost faith, away she'd go

I'd have another string for my fiddle bow"

Oh, Hydie-ydie diddle oh dee

Odie-odie diddle oh day

Tar-ar ree-doe diddle oh dee

Tor-oh ree-doe diddle oh day

Oh, tor-oh ree-doe riddle oh day