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Diggy Dots
There's a badger in my garden. The cheeky night-time digging song.
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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.
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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 © 2026 Cairo Garden. All rights reserved. You’re welcome to sing along at home, in nurseries and in classrooms, but please don’t copy, reprint, publish, record or adapt these lyrics without our written permission. Copyright & permissions
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