Hi-Diddle-Diddle
Composer(s): Carleton A. Coon; Hal Keidel
Performer(s): The Bell Sisters;
and various other artists



Hi-diddle-diddle
And the cat and the fiddle
And the cow jumped over the moon
[Repeat]

Now how in the devil
Can a cat and a fiddle
And a cow jump over the moon?

But just like the kids
I start to croon
Mother Goose’s favorite tune

The cow and the fiddle
With the cat in the middle
Has his hi-diddle-diddlin’ too

Now there’s two little kids
Blonde-headed kids
Sing this sweet refrain

Morning, night and noon
This lovely little tune
Runs right through my brain

Oooh, gee, but it’s the cutest thing
When the Bell Sisters sing

Hi-diddle-diddle
And the cat and the fiddle
And the cow start singing a song

And how in the devil
Can a cat and a fiddle
And a cow keep singing all wrong?

Then those little sisters shout with glee
Can’t you hear their harmony?

The cow plays the fiddle
And the cat tells the riddle
While they hi-diddle-diddle for me

Hi-diddle-diddle
And the cat in the middle
And the cow jumped over the moon

Hi-diddle-diddle
Hi-diddle-diddle

The cat and the fiddle
The cat and the fiddle

The cow jumped over
The cow jumped over the moon

[Repeat]

When your clouds are grey
And the sun don’t shine
Just start to sing this little rhyme

Hi-diddle-diddle
And the cat and the fiddle
And the cow jumped over the moon