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Diggy Dots
There's a badger in my garden — the cheeky night-time digging song.
About this song
Diggy Dots introduces the cheekiest member of the garden: a badger in a little red scarf who comes out when the moon is bright and digs up all the pots. The "Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!" chorus is the most chanted hook in the My Garden Songs catalogue — easy to clap, stomp and dig along to.
Diggy never means any harm; he is simply a badger doing what badgers do at night. The song is a gentle first introduction to nocturnal animals and British garden wildlife.
What it teaches: Nocturnal animals, British wildlife, rhythm and chanting.
Diggy Dots — Lyrics
There's a badger in my garden,
And his name is Diggy Dots.
He comes out when the moon is bright
And digs up all our pots!
Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!
Dig, dig, dots!
Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!
There go all our pots!
He tiptoes through the flowerbeds,
With mud upon his snout.
He doesn't care for daffodils,
He pulls the roses out!
Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!
Dig, dig, dots!
Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!
There go all our pots!
We hear him in the moonlight,
With his little stripey head.
While everyone is fast asleep,
He's digging up the shed!
Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!
Dig, dig, dots!
Dig, dig, diggy-dig-dig!
There go all our pots!
So if you've got a garden,
And you're growing marrow tops,
Watch out for Mr. Diggy Dots —
He'll dig up all your pots!
Lyrics © Cairo Garden Limited. You are welcome to sing along at home, in nurseries and in classrooms.