[eerie intro] There was an old lady... who swallowed a fly... I don't know why... she swallowed a fly... - perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady... who swallowed a spider, That wriggled (wriggled) and wiggled (wiggled) and tiggled (tiggled) inside her; She swallowed the spider, to catch the fly; I don't know why ... she swallowed a 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, She swallowed the spider, to catch the fly; I don't know why ... she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady, who swallowed a cat; Fancy that... to swallow a cat! She swallowed the cat... to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird... to catch the spider, She swallowed the spider ... to catch the fly; I don't know why, she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady, that 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, She swallowed the spider ... to catch the fly; I don't know why , she swallowed a 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 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, She swallowed the spider, to catch the fly; I don't know why... she swallowed a fly, - Perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady. who swallowed a horse... She's dead, of course!