Green’s Dictionary of Slang

hey-diddle-diddle n.

[rhy. sl.]

1. a fiddle.

[UK]J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
[UK]Dodson & Saczek Dict. of Cockney Rhy. Sl.
[Aus]R. Aven-Bray Ridgey-Didge Oz Jack Lang 31: Hey Diddle Diddle Fiddle.
[UK]R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.

2. the middle.

[Aus]R. Aven-Bray Ridgey-Didge Oz Jack Lang 31: Hey Diddle Diddle [...] middle.
[UK]R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.