Ditty
Ditty , noun
[Old English dite, Old French ditié, from Latin dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate, compose. See Dictate, transitive verb]
1.
A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.
2.
A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.
Religious, martial, or civil ditties.
And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
Ditty , intransitive verb
To sing; to warble a little tune.
Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.