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Leatherwing Bat Folksong from British Isles. “Hi,” said the little leatherwing bat, “I’ll tell you the reason that,. The reason that I fly by night is because I lost my heart’s delight.”.
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Leatherwing Bat Folksong from British Isles “Hi,” said the little leatherwing bat, “I’ll tell you the reason that,
The reason that I fly by night is because I lost my heart’sdelight.”
Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day, Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day.
“Hi,” said the blackbird sitting on a chair, “Once I courted a lady fair;
She proved fickle and turned her back,And ever since then I’ve dressed in black.”
Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day.
“Hi,” said the woodpecker, sitting in the grass, “Once I courted a bonny lass;
She proved fickle and from me fled,And ever since then my head’s been red.”
Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day, Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day, Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day
“Hi,” said the greenfinch as he flew,“I loved one that proved untrue;
And since she will no more be seen, Every spring I change to green.”
Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day,Howdy, dowdy diddle-o-day.