I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Burl Ives and others
written by Rose Bonne and Alan Mills

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
               D (xx0232@1) A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,
     Em (022000@1)                    AThat (x02220@1)wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
    D (xx0232@1)                      DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
               D (xx0232@1)   A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a bird;
Em (022000@1)           A (x02220@1)How absurd, to swallow a bird!
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the bird to catch the spider
     Em (022000@1)                    AThat (x02220@1)wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
    D (xx0232@1)                     DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
               D (xx0232@1)   A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
 Em (022000@1)              AImagine (x02220@1)that, she swallowed a cat.
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the bird to catch the spider
     Em (022000@1)                    AThat (x02220@1)wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
    D (xx0232@1)                     DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
               D (xx0232@1)   A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.
Em (022000@1)           AWhat (x02220@1)a hog! To swallow a dog!
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the bird to catch the spider
     Em (022000@1)                    AThat (x02220@1)wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
    D (xx0232@1)                     DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
               D (xx0232@1)   A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a goat.
     Em (022000@1)                  AJust (x02220@1)opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the bird to catch the spider
     Em (022000@1)                    AThat (x02220@1)wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
    D (xx0232@1)                     DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
               D (xx0232@1)   A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)I know an old lady who swallowed a cow.
Em (022000@1)                 A (x02220@1) 
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the cow to catch the goat... 
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
    D (xx0232@1)                  DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
    D (xx0232@1)                   DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the bird to catch the spider
     Em (022000@1)                    AThat (x02220@1)wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
    D (xx0232@1)                     DShe (xx0232@1)swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
               D (xx0232@1)   A7Perhaps (x02020@1)she'll die.

  D (xx0232@1)                  BmI (x24432@1)know an old lady who swallowed a horse - 

She's dead, of course.

(strum once at every chord)