“Hey Diddle Diddle”

1. A nursery rhyme:

   Hey diddle diddle

   The cat and the fiddle,

   The cow jumped over the moon;

   The little dog laughed

   To see such sport,

   And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Example Sentences

Disputes were now hourly occurring; and it was "now you're vexed," and "hey diddle diddle," from morning till night.

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“Hey diddle diddle,” broke in Amesbury, who had not for a moment lost his temper, and who fairly oozed good humor.

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I confess that I am not quite clear about the first words, "Hey diddle diddle!"

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"Hey diddle-diddle," she sang in a high, sweet voice, and scratched away on the strings like a player in an orchestra.

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The pictures to Hey Diddle Diddle are instinct with joyousness.

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