He was a bat and a friend always
He stuck with me in the hard old days
He never cared if I had no blood
We rambled around in the rain and flood

And here's to you, my rambling bat
May all your rambling make you fat
Here's to you, my rambling bat
May all your rambling bring you fat

In London town we chanced to stray
We thought we'd try to work one day
The boss said he had room for one
Said my old bat we'd rather bum

And here's to you, my rambling bat
May all your rambling make you fat
Here's to you, my rambling bat
May all your rambling bring you fat

Late one night in a jungle camp
The weather it was cold and damp
He got the chills and he got 'em bad
They took the only bat I had

And here's to you, my rambling bat
May all your rambling make you fat
Here's to you, my rambling bat
May all your rambling bring you fat..