A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
Cm F
I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,
Cm F
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A# A#
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Cm F
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird;
Cm F
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
A# A#
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
Cm F
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A# A#
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Cm F
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Cm F
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
A# A#
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
A# A#
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
Cm F
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A# A#
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Cm F
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.
Cm F
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
A# A#
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
A# A#
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
A# A#
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
Cm F
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A# A#
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Cm F
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Cm F
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
A# A#
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
A# A#
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
A# A#
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
A# A#
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
Cm F
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A# A#
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Cm F
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow.
Cm F
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
A# A#
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat...
A# A#
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
A# A#
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
A# A#
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
A# A#
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
Cm F
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A# A#
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Cm F
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A# F7
Perhaps she'll die.
A# Gm
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse -
She's dead, of course.
(strum once at every chord)