D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.Em A I dunno why she swallowed that fly,D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,Em A That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.D D She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.Em A But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a bird;Em A How absurd, to swallow a bird!D D She swallowed the bird to catch the spiderEm A That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.D D She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.Em A But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.Em A Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.D D She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...D D She swallowed the bird to catch the spiderEm A That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.D D She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.Em A But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.Em A What a hog! To swallow a dog!D D She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...D D She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...D D She swallowed the bird to catch the spiderEm A That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.D D She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.Em A But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a goat.Em A Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!D D She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...D D She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...D D She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...D D She swallowed the bird to catch the spiderEm A That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.D D She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.Em A But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a cow.Em A I don't know how she swallowed a cow!D D She swallowed the cow to catch the goat...D D She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...D D She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...D D She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...D D She swallowed the bird to catch the spiderEm A That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.D D She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.Em A But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -D A7 Perhaps she'll die.D Bm I know an old lady who swallowed a horse -
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