"I" said the little brown and leather winged bat
"Aku," kata si kelelawar kecil berwarna cokelat dengan sayap kulit,
"I'll tell you the reason that
"Aku akan kasih tahu kamu alasannya
the reason that I fly by night
kenapa aku terbang di malam hari
is because I've lost my heart's delight"
karena aku telah kehilangan kebahagiaan hatiku."

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

"I" said the red bird sitting on a fence
"Aku," kata burung merah yang duduk di pagar,
"I once loved a handsome wench
"Dulu aku mencintai seorang gadis cantik,
she got saucy and from me fled
tapi dia jadi manja dan meninggalkanku,
and ever since my head's been red"
dan sejak saat itu, kepalaku jadi panas."

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

"I" said the blue bird as he flew
"Aku," kata burung biru saat terbang,
"I once loved a young gal' too
"Dulu aku juga mencintai seorang gadis muda,
she got saucy and wanted to go
tapi dia jadi manja dan ingin pergi,
so I got me a new string for my bow"
jadi aku mencari senar baru untuk busurku."

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

(instrument break)
(pause instrumen)

"I" said the robin as he flew
"Aku," kata si robin saat terbang,
"when I was a young man I chose two
"ketika aku masih muda, aku memilih dua,
one didn't love me, the other one would
satu tidak mencintai aku, yang satu lagi mau,
don't you think my notion is good"
apa kamu tidak pikir ideku bagus?"

"Hoot" said the owl with a head so white
"Hoot," kata burung hantu dengan kepala putih,
"lonesome day and lonesome night
hari kesepian dan malam kesepian,
then I hear some pretty gal' say
lalu aku mendengar seorang gadis cantik berkata,
she court all night and sleep all day"
dia berkencan sepanjang malam dan tidur seharian."

(instrument break)
(pause instrumen)

"A woah no!" said the turtle dove
"Aduh tidak!" kata si merpati,
"that's no way to gain his love
itu bukan cara untuk mendapatkan cintanya,
if you wanna gain your heart's delight
jika kamu ingin mendapatkan kebahagiaan hatimu,
keep them awake both day and night"
bangunkan mereka baik siang maupun malam."

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Adidadidedilowdey (3x)
Hey hey dedilowey-o
Hei hei dedilowey-o

(the chorus at the end is with vocals)
(paduan suara di akhir dengan vokal)