2.Leatherwing Bat
Lyricist：Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
â½Hiâ said the little leatherwing bat
â½I'll tell you the reason that
The reason that I fly by night
Because I lost my heart's delightâ
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
â½Hiâ said the owl in the dead of night
â½A lonesome day and a lonesome night
Thought I heard a pretty girl say
I'd dance all night but I sleep the next dayâ
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
â½Hiâ said the woodpecker sittin' on a bench
'Once I courted a handsome wench
She got scared and from me fled
Ever since then I've dressed in red'
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
â½Hiâ said the black bird sittin' on a chair
â½Once I courted a lady fair
She got fickle and turned her back
And ever since then I've dressed in blackâ
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
â½Hiâ said the little turtledove
â½I'll tell you how to win your love
Court her night and court her day
Never give her a chance to say you nayâ
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
â½Hiâ said the blue bird as he flew
â½If I had a young wife I'd have two
If one got tired and wanted to go
I'd have a new string for my bowâ
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
â½Hi'â said the jay bird sittin' in the tree
â½When I was a young man I had three
Two got saucy and then took flight
The one that's left don't treat me rightâ
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Hey dee lee dee lie dee lo
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