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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