Burl Ives - I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a fly. ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly, Perhaps she'll ^Ddie.^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a spider, That ^Emwriggled and jiggled and^A tickled inside her. She ^Dswallowed the spider to c^Datch the fly. But ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Ddie. ^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a bird; ^EmHow absurd, to ^Aswallow a bird! She ^Dswallowed the bird to ^Dcatch the spider That ^Emwriggled and jiggled and^A tickled inside her. She ^Dswallowed the spider to ^Dcatch the fly. But ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Ddie. ^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a cat. I^Emmagine that, she s^Awallowed a cat. She ^Dswallowed the cat to ^Dcatch the bird ... She ^Dswallowed the bird to ^Dcatch the spider That ^Emwriggled and jiggled and^A tickled inside her. She ^Dswallowed the spider to ^Dcatch the fly. But ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Ddie. ^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a dog. ^EmWhat a hog! To ^Aswallow a dog! She ^Dswallowed the dog to ^Dcatch the cat... She ^Dswallowed the cat to ^Dcatch the bird ... She ^Dswallowed the bird to ^Dcatch the spider That ^Emwriggled and jiggled and^A tickled inside her. She ^Dswallowed the spider to ^Dcatch the fly. But ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Ddie. ^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a goat. Just ^Emopened her throat and ^Aswallowed a goat! She ^Dswallowed the goat to ^Dcatch the dog ... She ^Dswallowed the dog to ^Dcatch the cat... She ^Dswallowed the cat to ^Dcatch the bird ... She ^Dswallowed the bird to ^Dcatch the spider That ^Emwriggled and jiggled and^A tickled inside her. She ^Dswallowed the spider to ^Dcatch the fly. But ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Ddie. ^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a cow. ^EmI don't know how she ^Aswallowed a cow! She ^Dswallowed the cow to ^Dcatch the goat... She ^Dswallowed the goat to ^Dcatch the dog ... She ^Dswallowed the dog to ^Dcatch the cat... She ^Dswallowed the cat to ^Dcatch the bird ... She ^Dswallowed the bird to ^Dcatch the spider That ^Emwriggled and jiggled and^A tickled inside her. She ^Dswallowed the spider to ^Dcatch the fly. But ^EmI dunno why she ^Aswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Ddie. ^A7

I ^Dknow an old lady who ^Bmswallowed a horse - She's dead, of course.