Intro :
" I" said the little l eatherwing bat
" I'll tell to you the r eason that
The r eason that I f ly by night
Is b ecause I've lost my h eart's delight."
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum d ay
H ey le l ee-lee l ie-lee l ow
" I" said the blackbird s ittin' on a chair
"O nce I courted a l ady fair
S he proved fickle and t urned her back
A nd ever since then I've d ressed in black."
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum d ay
H ey le l ee-lee l ie-lee l ow
"I " said the woodpecker s ittin' on a fence
"O nce I courted a h andsome wench
S he got scared and f rom me fled
A nd ever since then my h ead's been red."
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum d ay
H ey le l ee-lee l ie-lee l ow
" I" said the little t urtle dove
"I 'll tell you how to w in her love
C ourt her night and c ourt her day
N ever give her time to s ay o-neigh!"
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum d ay
H ey le l ee-lee l ie-lee l ow
"I " said the bluejay and a way he flew
"I f I were a young man I 'd have two
I f one were faithless and c hanced to go
I 'd add the other string t o my bow"
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum day
H owdy dowdy d iddle-dum d ay
H ey le l ee-lee l ie-lee l ow
H ey le lee-lee lie-lee low