Credits
Songteksten
[Verse 1]
Come, my children of the night
My little batty bats
We will sing the song you all love so well
[Verse 2]
The bats go flying one by one (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying one by one (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying one by one (The little one stopped to chew his gum)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom) Ah
[Verse 3]
The bats go flying two by two (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying two by two (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying two by two (The little one stopped to eat some stew)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
They're so cute when they do that
[Verse 4]
The bats go flying three by three (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying three by three (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying three by three (The little one stopped to ride a bee)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
[Verse 5]
The bats go flying four by four (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying four by four (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying four by four
(The little one stopped to go to the store)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
Yes, my precious ones, ah, ah
[Verse 6]
The bats go flying five by five (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying five by five (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying five by five (The little one stopped to take a dive)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
[Verse 7]
The bats go flying six by six (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying six by six (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying six by six (The little one stopped to get some kicks)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom) Modulate
[Verse 8]
The bats go flying seven by seven (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying seven by seven (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying seven by seven
(The little one stopped to save ghost heaven)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
You look so happy
[Verse 9]
The bats go flying eight by eight (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying eight by eight (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying eight by eight (The little one stopped to roller skate)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom) Ah, ah
[Verse 10]
The bats go flying nine by nine (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying nine by nine (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying nine by nine
(The little one stopped to swing on a vine)
And they all go flying back to the cave, to get out of the light
(Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
[Verse 11]
The bats go flying ten by ten (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying ten by ten (Hoorah, hoorah)
The bats go flying ten by ten (The little one stopped to say the end)
Ah, ah, ah, ah
I love it
Yes
[Verse 12]
Come, my lovelies, time to wash your little batty faces
And your little batty wings
Yes, go along there
Sleep tight through the day
We'll see you later
Written by: Traditional
