Here's the version proposed for the Rise Again Group Singing Songbook. And I think it's wrong, just wrong....

Leatherwing Bat

"I" said the little leatherwing bat
"I'll tell to you the reason that
The reason that I fly by night
Is because I've lost my heart's delight"

Howdy dowdy diddle-dum day (3x)
Hey le lee-lee lie-lee low

//: Dm C / Dm F / - Dm / A* ADm :// (*extra beats on cho)

"I" said the blackbird sittin' on a chair
"Once I courted a lady, fair
She proved fickle & turned her back
And ever since then I've dressed in black"

"I" said the woodpecker sittin' on a fence
"Once I courted a handsome wench
She got scared & from me fled
And ever since then my head's been red"

"I" said the little turtle dove
"I'll tell you how to win her love
Court her night & court her day
Never give her time to say o-neigh!"

"I" said the bluejay & away he flew
"If I were a young man I'd have 2
If one were faithless & chanced to go
I'd add the other string to my bow"

trad. (English)