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

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a fly. ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly, Perhaps she'll ^Cdie.^G7

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a spider, That ^Dmwriggled and jiggled and^G tickled inside her. She ^Cswallowed the spider to c^Catch the fly. But ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Cdie. ^G7

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a bird; ^DmHow absurd, to ^Gswallow a bird! She ^Cswallowed the bird to ^Ccatch the spider That ^Dmwriggled and jiggled and^G tickled inside her. She ^Cswallowed the spider to ^Ccatch the fly. But ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Cdie. ^G7

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a cat. I^Dmmagine that, she s^Gwallowed a cat. She ^Cswallowed the cat to ^Ccatch the bird ... She ^Cswallowed the bird to ^Ccatch the spider That ^Dmwriggled and jiggled and^G tickled inside her. She ^Cswallowed the spider to ^Ccatch the fly. But ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Cdie. ^G7

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a dog. ^DmWhat a hog! To ^Gswallow a dog! She ^Cswallowed the dog to ^Ccatch the cat... She ^Cswallowed the cat to ^Ccatch the bird ... She ^Cswallowed the bird to ^Ccatch the spider That ^Dmwriggled and jiggled and^G tickled inside her. She ^Cswallowed the spider to ^Ccatch the fly. But ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Cdie. ^G7

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a goat. Just ^Dmopened her throat and ^Gswallowed a goat! She ^Cswallowed the goat to ^Ccatch the dog ... She ^Cswallowed the dog to ^Ccatch the cat... She ^Cswallowed the cat to ^Ccatch the bird ... She ^Cswallowed the bird to ^Ccatch the spider That ^Dmwriggled and jiggled and^G tickled inside her. She ^Cswallowed the spider to ^Ccatch the fly. But ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Cdie. ^G7

I ^Cknow an old lady who ^Amswallowed a cow. ^DmI don't know how she ^Gswallowed a cow! She ^Cswallowed the cow to ^Ccatch the goat... She ^Cswallowed the goat to ^Ccatch the dog ... She ^Cswallowed the dog to ^Ccatch the cat... She ^Cswallowed the cat to ^Ccatch the bird ... She ^Cswallowed the bird to ^Ccatch the spider That ^Dmwriggled and jiggled and^G tickled inside her. She ^Cswallowed the spider to ^Ccatch the fly. But ^DmI dunno why she ^Gswallowed that fly - Perhaps she'll ^Cdie. ^G7

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