The Cat and the Fiddle

One of the most commonly used modern versions of the rhyme is:

Hey diddle diddle,

The Cat and the fiddle,

The Cow jumped over the moon,

The little Dog laughed to see such a sport,

And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.

 

 

The earliest recorded version of the poem was printed in London in Mother Goose's Melody around 1765, with the lyrics:

High diddle diddle,

The Cat played the Fiddle,

The Cow jump'd over the Moon,

The little dog laugh'd to see such Craft,

And the Dish ran away with the Spoon