I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd to swallow a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Fancy that to swallow a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog, to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a goat.
She just opened her throat and swallowed the goat.
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog.
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

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.
Swallowed the goat to catch the dog.
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse.
She's very coarse to swallow a horse.
She swallowed the horse to catch the cow.
Swallowed the cow to catch the goat.
Swallowed the goat to catch the dog.
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a hippopotamus.
She just opened her epiglottimus, and swallowed the hippopotamus.
She swallowed the hippopotamus to catch the horse.
Swallowed the horse to catch the cow.
Swallowed the cow to catch the goat.
Swallowed the goat to catch the dog.
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a dinosaur.
I bet she was kind o' sore, when she swallowed the dinosaur.
She swallowed the dinosaur to catch the hippopotamus.
Swallowed the hippopotamus to catch the horse.
Swallowed the horse to catch the cow.
Swallowed the cow to catch the goat.
Swallowed the goat to catch the dog.
Swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
Swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider.
That wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.



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Writer(s): Alan Mills, Rose Bonne
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