[Verse 1]
Calico Pie, the little bird fly
Down to the calico tree
Their wings were blue
And they sang 'Tilly-lilly-loo!'
Till away they flew
And they never came back to me

[Verse 2]
Calico Jam, little fish swam
Over the syllabub sea
Took off his hat
To the Sole and the Sprat
And the Willoughby Bat
But he never came back to me

[Chorus]
Never came back
Never came back
He never came back to me
Never came back
Never came back
He never came back to me

[Verse 3]
Calico Ban, little mice ran
To be ready for tea
Flippity flap, drank it all up
And danced in the cup
But never came back to me
[Chorus]
Never came back
Never came back
He never came back to me
Never came back
Never came back
He never came back to me

[Verse 4]
Calico Drum, grasshopper come
Butterfly, beetle, and bee
Over the ground
Round and around
With a hop and a bound
And he never came back to me

[Chorus]
Never came back
Never came back
He never came back to me
Never came back
Never came back
He never came back to me