Oh Father, Oh Mother, Oh Sister, Oh Brother,
Sooty’s gone up in the tree.
Life is a diddle, life is a doddle
Don’t go blaming me.

My life, my life
A Doddle, A Diddle.
Don’t go blaming me.

Oh teacher, oh teacher,
I have a rip in my knee.
Life’s a diddle life’s a doddle
Don’t go blaming me.