When first I came to town
They called me the roving jewel
Now they´ve changed their tune,
They call me Katy Cruel,
Come diddle ´m day

Oh, little lioday.

Oh that I was where I would be,
There to be where I am not,
Here I am where I must be,
Go where I would, I can not,
Come diddle ´m day
Oh, little lioday.

When I was young in twenty
They brought me the bottles plenty
Now they´ve changed their tune,
They bring me the bottles empty,
Come diddle ´m day
Oh, little lioday.

Oh that I was where I would be,
There to be where I am not,

Here I am where I must be,
Go where I would, I can not,
Come diddle ´m day
Oh, little lioday.

Well down the road I´ll go,
And through the buggy mire,
Straightway cross the fields,
And to my heart´s desire,
Come diddle ´m day
Oh, little lioday.

Oh that I was where I would be,
There to be where I am not,
Here I am where I must be,
Go where I would, I can not,
Come diddle ´m day
Oh, little lioday.