A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
Bm E
I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,
Bm E
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A A
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Bm E
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird;
Bm E
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
A A
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
Bm E
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A A
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Bm E
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Bm E
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
Bm E
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A A
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Bm E
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.
Bm E
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
Bm E
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A A
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Bm E
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Bm E
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
Bm E
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A A
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Bm E
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow.
Bm E
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
Bm E
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
A A
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
Bm E
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
A E7
Perhaps she'll die.
A F#m
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse -
She's dead, of course.
(strum once at every chord)