[verse 1] A pussycat danced merrily down the road Thinking of who she may scam today A dishonest feline of dubious nature Hidden away behind a fine display [verse 2] As she continued down the road She encountered a Hen along the way 'My dearest Hen may I just say Won't you come and dance with me today' [Chorus] And they danced and danced as happy as can be with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-dee 'What a pleasure to meet your acquaintance today' with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-aay [fiddle solo] [verse 3] The pussycat waved goodbye and snuck into the trees Hiding away and counting her score The Hen soon noticed her empty purse 'You dishonest damned cat' she swore [verse 4] As she continued down the road She encountered a Lamb along the way 'My dearest Lamb may I just say Won't you come and dance with me today' [Chorus] And they danced and danced as happy as can be with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-dee 'What a pleasure to meet your acquaintance today' with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-aay [fiddle solo] [fiddle solo] [verse 5] The pussycat waved goodbye and snuck into the trees Hiding away and counting her score The Lamb soon noticed her empty purse 'You dishonest damned cat' she swore [verse 6] As she continued down the road She encountered a Pig along the way 'My dearest Pig may I just say Won't you come and dance with me today' [Chorus] And they danced and danced as happy as can be with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-dee 'What a pleasure to meet your acquaintance today' with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-aay [fiddle solo] [guitar solo] [verse 7] The pussycat waved goodbye and snuck into the trees Hiding away and counting her score The Pig soon noticed her empty purse 'You dishonest damned cat' she swore [verse 8] As she continued down the road She encountered a Fox along the way 'My dearest Fox may I just say Won't you come and dance with me today' [chorus] And they danced and danced as happy as can be with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-dee 'What a pleasure to meet your acquaintance today' with a Aye-diddly-i-diddly-i-diddly-aay [flue solo] [instrumental break] [outro] As the pussycat reached for his purse He spun her upside down and into the air All her ill gotten treasures fell to ground And the fox gathered what lay there 'You stupid cat, you thought you could outfox me? I'll take my prize and that's the last you'll see of me' [guitar solo] [end]