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cirestan asked in Entertainment & MusicMusic · 1 decade ago

Need complete lyrics for Nursery Rhyme?

This rhyme/song starts out (something along the lines of):

There was a little old lady who swallowed a fly

Why oh why did she swallow a fly

Perhaps she'll die.

There was a little old lady who swallowed a spider

why oh why did she swallow a spider

perhaps it will wiggle around inside of her.

I think it goes on with different things the little old lady swallowed, and I'm sure these are not the exact lyrics.

Can anyone give me a link, or cut and paste the lyrics?

THanks.

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  • Shofix
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Lyrics at the link below:

    http://www.rhymes.org.uk/there_was_an_old_lady.htm

    Hope this helps!

  • Emery
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    THERE WAS AN OLD LADY

    There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

    I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

    I guess she'll die.

    There was an old lady who swallowed a spider

    That wiggled and jiggled and tickled insider her.

    She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

    I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

    I guess 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 wiggled and jiggled and tickled insider her.

    She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

    I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

    I guess she'll die.

    (Continue verses)

    Cat . . . Imagine that! She swallowed a cat.

    Dog . . . What a hog! She swallowed a dog.

    Goat . . . She opened her throat and in walked a goat.

    Cow . . . I don't know how she swallowed that cow.

    There was an old lady, she swallowed a horse.

    She died of course!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Here you go!

    There was an Old Lady song

    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 and wiggled and 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!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    There was an Old Lady song

    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 and wiggled and 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!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Ther 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 that swallowed a spider

    that wiggled and juggled and tickled in side her

    She swallowed the spider to eat the fly

    I don't know why she swallowed the fly

    Perhaps she'll die

    bird, cat, dog, goat, cow, horse

    She's dead of course

    Look it up

  • 1 decade ago

    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.

  • 1 decade ago

    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.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    ok after the fly there was the spider, then the bird then the cat then the dog then the cow(i think, maybe there wanst a cow, im not sure, but good luck tho) then the horse....there was an old lady who swallowed a horse

    shes dead of course...lol

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Were nursery rhymes about instilling good behaviors over bad ones? I think in origin they weren't meant for children (they come from songs, plays, even pagan rituals) and over time due to their rhythmic nature maybe... Does anybody have more examples of creepy ones?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Little boy blew...he needed the money

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