His hair is red
His eyes are green
He's like a person that you've never seen
He'll sing and dance
He's been to France
But now he doesn't seem to stand a chance

(That's when I saw)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
The woodshed

A smarter man would never plan
To have so many splinters in his hand
And Clarabell would never tell
'Cause he's afraid that he might go to jail

(Because he saw)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
The woodshed

Oh, what become of Big Bird? (Bird Bird)
I know it's gonna sound rather absurd
They found some yellow feathers and some other debris
Just underneath the Peanut Gallery (Gallery)
Ask Mortimer Snerd (-mer Snerd)
Ask Charlie McCarthy
Even Oscar the Grouch has seen his casting couch
That's when they caught a whiff of Knucklehead Smiff

[Guitar solo]

(That's when I saw)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
Howdy Doody in the woodshed (Goin' down on Buffalo Bob)
The woodshed

He does his job
He works with Bob
'Cause he was whittled from an old corncob
And that's the thing
Bob pulls the strings
So now you know it when you hear me sing
Howdy Doody, Howdy Doody
Howdy Doody in the woodshed