(Verse 1) Toudi-lam-dam, the world was solid, Laridon-day, the sun shone clear! Picture of yer grandpa, diddle-di-dum, Proved that he was sittin' here! Radio man, now toudi-lay, He'd read the news and it was so! Mama's voice, now diddle-day, The truest sound you'd ever know! (Chorus) Oh, the fiddle's broke, toudi-lam-dam! The bow is gone, toudi-lam-day! Can't tell the right note from the wrong, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! Spin and turn and all fall down, Toudi-lam-dam-toudi-lay! The sick god's playin' in our town, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! (Verse 2) Toudi-lam-dam, the pictures flicker, Laridon-day, they start to lie! President says, diddle-di-dum, With a devil in his eye! Said it's tricks now, toudi-lay, Just a game upon a screen! But the truth was, diddle-day, The meanest thing you'd ever seen! (Chorus) Oh, the fiddle's broke, toudi-lam-dam! The bow is gone, toudi-lam-day! Can't tell the right note from the wrong, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! Spin and turn and all fall down, Toudi-lam-dam-toudi-lay! The sick god's playin' in our town, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! (Verse 3) Toudi-lam-dam, the god got sickly, Laridon-day, right in the wires! Paints the world all, diddle-di-dum, With his foolish heart's desires! Birds are fish now, toudi-lay, Porch turns inside out for fun! Neighbor stares, now diddle-day, Nowhere left for folks to run! (Chorus) Oh, the fiddle's broke, toudi-lam-dam! The bow is gone, toudi-lam-day! Can't tell the right note from the wrong, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! Spin and turn and all fall down, Toudi-lam-dam-toudi-lay! The sick god's playin' in our town, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! (Verse 4) Toudi-lam-dam, the folks just quit now, Laridon-day, they let it be! Tractor's rustin', diddle-di-dum, For all eternity! A man got stabbed, now toudi-lay, Heard it said the other night! Don't matter none, now diddle-day, Nothin's wrong and nothin's right! (Chorus) Oh, the fiddle's broke, toudi-lam-dam! The bow is gone, toudi-lam-day! Can't tell the right note from the wrong, Lari-Laridon-dan-diddle-day! Spin and turn and all fall down, Toudi-lam-dam-toudi-lay! The sick god's playin' in our town, Laridon-dan-diddle-day! (Bridge) (Tempo increases to a frantic, breathless pace) Toudi-lam-day-toudi-lam-day-toudi-lam-day-ho! Diddle-di-dam-diddle-di-dam-diddle-di-dam-so! Laridon-dan-toudi-lay-laridon-dan-toudi-lay! (Shouted) Can't hear nothin' but the noise today! Toudi-lam-day-toudi-lam-day-laridon-diddle-di-day! Toudi-lam-day-toudi-lam-day-laridon-diddle-di-day! Toudi-dam! Toudi-lay! Diddle-dam! Diddle-day! Toudi-dam! Toudi-lay! Diddle-dam! HEY! (Outro) (The rhythm gets chaotic, words and turlutte fighting each other, then falls apart) Mama's apron, toudi-lam? Was it yellow, diddle-day? Was I real, now, toudi-dam? Laridon-lay... away... ...toudi... ...dam... (Silence)
