I Know an Old Lady

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


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


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I know an old lady who swallowed a bird,  
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Gee how absurd, to swallow a bird.  
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She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  
     G7                                            
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  
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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  
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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  


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I know an old lady who swallowed a cat,  
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Fancy that, to swallow a cat.  
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She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  
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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  
     G7                                            
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  
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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  
G7                                                      C     
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  


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I know an old lady who swallowed a dog,  
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Gee what a hog, to swallow a dog.  
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She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,  
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swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  
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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  
     G7                                            
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  
    C                                      
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  
G7                                                      C     
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  


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I know an old lady who swallowed a goat,  
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Opened her throat, down went the goat.  
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She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,  
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swallowed the dog to catch the cat,  
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swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  
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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  
     G7                                            
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  
    C                                      
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  
G7                                                      C     
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  


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I know an old lady who swallowed a cow,  
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I dont't know how she swallowed that cow.  
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She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,  
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swallowed the goat to catch the dog,  
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swallowed the dog to catch the cat,  
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swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  
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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  
     G7                                            
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  
    C                                      
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  
G7                                                      C     
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  


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I know an old lady who swallowed a horse  
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She's  dead, of course!