There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly



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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Traditional, with simple ukulele chords by Walter Minkel

[note: strum each chord once where indicated]

C C

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly;

F G7

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly;

F G7 C

Perhaps she’ll die.

C C

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider

F F G7 [strum goofily, as if tickling, for a few seconds]

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;

C C

She swallowed that spider to catch the fly.

F G7

I don’t know why she swallowed that fly;

F G7 C

Perhaps she’ll die.

C C

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.

F G7

How absurd – to swallow a bird!

C C

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

F F G7 [strum goofily, as if tickling, for a few seconds]

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;

C C

She swallowed that spider to catch the fly.

F G7

I don’t know why she swallowed that fly;

F G7 C

Perhaps she’ll die.

Continue with the other animals:

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.

Now fancy that – to swallow a cat!

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.

My, what a hog – to swallow a dog…

There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.

Just opened her throat –

[I pantomime swallowing something huge, with a big “GULP!” and my eyes bugging out]

and swallowed a goat…

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow,

I don’t know how [shrug, shake your head] she swallowed that cow.

There was an old lady who swallowed a horse.

[spoken, with theatrical sniffling, and no strumming]

She died, of course.

[I always end that song with: ]

“So remember this important lesson. When you see a fly, be sure to keep your mouth closed, okay?”

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