Leatherwing Bat

Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow

"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

Trivia about the song Leatherwing Bat by Pete Seeger

On which albums was the song “Leatherwing Bat” released by Pete Seeger?
Pete Seeger released the song on the albums “Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Bigger Fishes” in 1955, “American Favorite Ballads: Songs and Tunes, Volume 5” in 1962, and “Birds, Beasts, Bugs And Fishes (little and Big)” in 2006.
Who composed the song “Leatherwing Bat” by Pete Seeger?
The song “Leatherwing Bat” by Pete Seeger was composed by Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow.

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