"Hey Diddle Diddle" lyrics

Cat's been a-wailing by my back door
I say don't come around here no more
Cat come to say he wants what's inside
I said I'd take him for a long, long ride

Hey diddle diddle, won't you turn it round?
Hey diddle diddle, better get outta town
Hey diddle diddle, that's all you got
Hey diddle diddle, well you don't know squat

Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let him get inside your head
Lay down and make his bed
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Cat got a fiddle, played a real sad song
Cat told my woman that I done wrong
Cat come inside with a crazy tune
Cat said he'd send my lady over the moon

Hey diddle diddle, won't you turn it round?
Hey diddle diddle, better get outta town
Hey diddle diddle, that's all you got
Hey diddle diddle, man, you don't know squat

Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let him get inside your head
Lay down and make his bed
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Cat caterwauling and it's no joke
I stepped outside to have a myself a smoke
Next thing I know I heard that door lock
Next thing I know I heard that cat talk

Hey diddle diddle, won't you turn it round?
Hey diddle diddle, better get outta town
Hey diddle diddle, that's all you got
Hey diddle diddle, man, you don't know squat

Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let him get inside your head
Lay down and make his bed
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let him get inside your head
Lay down and make his bed
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Don't let him get inside your head
Lay down and make his bed
Don't let the woke cat rock ya
Come on, I said the woke cat
Skat! The woke cat
Skat! I said, the woke cat
Skat!
I said, the woke cat
Skat!