"Hi!" said the little leatherwing bat
"I'll tell you the reason that
The reason that I fly by night
It's because I've lost
My heart's delight"

Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey lee lee little lye lee lo

"Hi!" said the woodpecker setting
On a fence "I once loved a handsome wench
But she got saucy and from me fled
Ever since then my head's been red"
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey lee lee littlе lye lee lo

"Hi, " said the little bird sob bluе
"If I'd been a young man I'd have had two
So if one got saucy and wanted to go
I'd have me a new string to my bow"

Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey lee lee little lye lee lo

"Ow! " said the owl with head so white
"A lonesome day and a lonesome night
I thought I heard some pretty girl say
Court all night and sleep all day"

Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey lee lee little lye lee lo

"Hi!" said the lonesome turtle dove
"I'I I tell you how to gain her love
Keep her up both night and day
Never give her time to say go away"
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey lee lee little lye lee lo

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Writer(s): Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow