There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

Somehow fitting in with the general inanity of it all, a song/ditty came into my head earlier while talking to some neighbors. I repeated the only line I could remember, but no one recognized it. Soooo, I went to the handy dandy internet and found the below. Now you all are going to be cursed by the tune for hours if you dare listen.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YPAGJgCsFWY&feature=related

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird;
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she'll die

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat... She swallowed the goat to catch the dog...
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a horse -
She's dead, of course.

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

My grandchildren and I sing this song and laugh a lot. The older 2 are beginning to get the meaning but the younger 2 just think it is a hilarious song. We have to stop between verses and laugh, then continue on. 1rnfl 1rnfl

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

I read this topic this morning and shut it immediately! I didn't want to hum it all day! >:( lol can't wait to share this one with the granddaughter!! ;)

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

Used to sing this to my children and now my daughter (37) sings it ... can't believe she can remember all the lines.

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

MUNCLE
I think every student Nurse in the country knows this song...........
I know my wife does..... When we have a dispute she starts it and drives me nuts..... Thats why we don't have any children........

( now, where are the lyrics to bottle of beer , bottle of beer)

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

99 bottles of beer on the wall. 99 bottles of beer. take one down, pass it around 98 bottles of beer on the wall.......................nope, thats not it!!

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

I think a terrific idea would be to have a camp song sing along. :)


However, I have a few that need to be cleaned up. ;D




AND I don't sing well. >:(



Maybe not so terrific. :dontknow:

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

Gracie, we are adults and camp sing alongs can be a little edgy.

Please teach us some of yours, maybe at a TOTV luncheon ;D ;D

Re: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
 

I'd forgotten that. Thanks for restoring the memory. :) :) :)