Full Lyrics
In the early autumn
While the summer green
Lingers in the forest,
On the hills is seen,
Sings a little insect,
’Mong the leafage hid,
And to every question answers,
Katy, Katy did.
Katy did,
Katy didn’t,
Katy did,
Katy didn’t,
Oh, we know that Katy did!
Oh, we know that Katy didn’t!
What you say is true!
What you say is not true!
Oh, you boasting Katy!
Hiding in the wood,
All the nighttime fibbing
To the solitude,
Who that hears believes you,
Yet who would forbid
Your untiring protest saying,
Katy, Katy did.
If you would but show us
What you hide so well,
If the tiny secret
You would only tell,
What she did so wondrous
How the deed was hid,
All the world would listen to what—
Katy, Katy did.
If the deed doth shame you,
Why not keep it still,
You do not confess it,
Tattle as you will,
Evermore the secret,
Is securely hid,
And no living mortal knows what—
Katy, Katy did.
