Hey diddle diddle Matches original text
Language: English
Hey, diddle, diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Composition:
- Set to music by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "Hey diddle diddle", subtitle: "In moto perpetuo", 1921?, published 1921, copyright © 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Parodies, book 2, no. 6, London: Metzler & Co.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "The Cat and the Fiddle"
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This text was added to the website: 2019-03-19
Line count: 6
Word count: 31