This is the best version I have heard, as done by Howie Mitchell. It was performed at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival in 1967 by a Michigan group called the Young 'Uns and is on the Fox Hollow "Pitter Poon, the Rain Come Doon" Vol. 1 LP Side B cut 6. This version is a captivating arrangement I do at shows. Audiences love it. this version in not on youtube yet but I am tempted to put it out there.

I am not sure where this version came from -- it may be documented by Howie Mitchell somewhere. It does not appear to be related to the more common Appalachian versions referencing the "little bat" kiddie tunes on many recordings.

Kitty Alone
Howie Mitchell
Key of A for non-soprano singers,
Key of C is singable for many, best key for banjo instrumentation (As done by the Young 'Uns.

Saw a crow flying low
Kitty alone, kitty alone.
And a cat spinning toe
Kitty alone-alee,
Saw a crow flying low and a cat spinning toe
Kitty alone-alee, rocka-ma-rye-ree.

Saw a possum in a log,
Kitty alone, kitty alone.
Looking like a big groundhog
Kitty alone-alee,
Saw a possum in a log, looking like a big groundhog
Kitty alone-alee, rocka-ma-rye-ree.

Big ol' owl in a tree
Kitty alone, kitty alone.
Just as sleepy as he can be
Kitty alone-alee,
Big ol' owl in a tree, just as sleepy as he can be
Kitty alone-alee, rocka-ma-rye-ree.

Way up yonder above the moon
Kitty alone, kitty alone.
Bluebird sleeps in a silver spoon,
Kitty alone-alee,
Way up yonder above the moon, bluebird sleeps in a silver spoon,
Kitty alone-alee, rocka-ma-rye-ree.

Way up yonder above the sun
Kitty alone, kitty alone.
Eagle flies when his work is done,
Kitty alone-alee,
Way up yonder above the sun, eagle flies when his work is done,
Kitty alone-alee, rocka-ma-rye-ree.