I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll cry.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider.
It wriggled and jiggled and
tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider
to catch the fly.
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll cry.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird
How absurd!
She swallowed a bird
She swallowed the bird
To catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled
and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider
To catch the fly
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll cry.
La la la, la la la, la la la la.
Perhaps she'll cry.
La la la, la la la, la la la la.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Fancy that!
She swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird
to catch the spider.
That wriggled and jiggled
and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll cry
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog
What a hog!
She swallowed a dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird
to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled
and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll cry
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat
She opened her throat and
swallowed a goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird
to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled
and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll cry
I know an old lady
who swallowed a cow
I don't know how,
but she swallowed a cow
She swallowed the cow
to catch the goat
She swallowed the goat
to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird
to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled
and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider
to catch the fly
I don't know why she
swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll cry
I know an old lady
who swallowed a horse
I'm joking, of course
Of course