Key: C minor
Verse 1
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I said the little leather winged bat, I'll tell you the reason that,
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the reason that I fly in the night is because I've lost my heart's delight.
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Howdy dowdy diddle um day,
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day,
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Fa -la -lee -da -ma -diddle -ay -doe.
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Another day in a lonesome night,
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I thought I heard a pretty girl say
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day,
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day,
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Fa -la -lee -da -ma -diddle -ay -doe.
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Once I courted a lady fair
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She got sassy and away she fled
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dressed in red
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day
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Fa -la -li -da -ma -diddle -ay -do
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Once I courted a handsome wench
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Then one day she turned her back,
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and ever since then I've dressed in black
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day
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Fa -la -dee -dum -a -diddle -ay -do
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If I were a young man, I'd have two
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If one got sussy and away to go I'd
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day,
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Fa -la -dee -dum -a -diddle -dee -doe
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When I was a young man I had three,
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Two got sussy and they took to flight,
treat me right
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day,
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Howdy -dowdy -diddle -um -day,
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I'll tell you the reason that, the reason that
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I fly in the night is because I've
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lost my heart's delight.
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Howdy dowdy diddle umday,
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Howdy dowdy diddle umday,
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-diddle -ay -doe.
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Howdy dowdy diddle umday,
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Howdy, dowdy, diddle, dum, dee,
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Fa, la, dee, dum, a -diddly, do
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm G C Em F
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