There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a bird
Now, how absurd! To swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat!
Imagine that! She swallowed a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
Swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a dog
My, 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 wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a goat
Just opened her throat, and swallowed a 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 wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was 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 wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse
She’s dead, of course