"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