Name: Leatherwing Bats
Duration: P00H02M46S
Description: I recently heard the folk song Leatherwing Bat for the first time, and I was both charmed by it and disappointed by how little of it was about bats. What else could I do but make a version with more bat content?

Leatherwing Bats

by Dots and Lines

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I recently heard the folk song Leatherwing Bat for the first time, and I was both charmed by it and disappointed by how little of it was about bats. What else could I do but make a version with more bat content?

lyrics

Hi, said the little disk-winged bat
I'll tell you the reason that
The reason that I hold so tight
Is because I lost my heart's delight

(Chorus)
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
Howdy dowdy diddle um day
La da dee dee di dee do

Hi, said the ghost bat hanging on a leaf
I had a love beyond belief
But I lost my love one night
And since then I've been ghostly white

(Chorus)

Hi, said the vampire bat so small
Mine is the greatest love of all
When I couldn't hunt, she kept me fed
And if she hadn't, I'd be dead

(Chorus)

Hi, said the bat with the wrinkled face
My love found another to take my place
Ever since then I've shed no tears
But I've felt old as a hundred years

(Chorus)

Hi, said the hammerhead bat so loud
I'll tell you how to win her 'round
When the time comes just sing your best
And her own heart will do the rest

(Chorus x2)

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released February 4, 2022

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