Little cat wrote a riddle with a fiddle in the middle
but the riddle was a little too long
so the cat grabbed his riddle and he twiddled with the middle
and then he started singing this song

How long would it take to whittle out a fiddle
if the middle of the fiddle was gone
many long days to whittle the wood away
a year and a day too long

But will the fiddle be brittle without anything in the middle
or will it be a little too strong
many more days to glue the fiddle brace
a year and a day too long

So hey diddle diddle the cat has his fiddle
as he trips his riddle along
So now you know the middle of the little cat’s riddle
that’s a year and a day too long