I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

Burl Ives

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Tom:
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 horse -
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