Here’s a new twist to an old favorite “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly”  After many performances of this song I have come up with some fun lyrics that include using a fly swatter and of course my own version I created of the “little” Old Lady.   Lyrics are “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. Who knows why she swallowed the fly? Because it was on the pie and she forgot to say, Shoo fly don’t bother me, shoo fly don’t bother me.  Shoo fly don’t bother me.  I belong to somebody”.

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow, how, oh how did she swallow the cow?  She swallowed the cow to get the horse, of course, of course she swallowed the horse!  She swallowed the horse to get the goat, down her throat she swallowed the goat!  She swallowed the goat to get the dog, what a hog, she swallowed the dog.  She swallowed the dog to get the cat, imagine that she swallowed the cat.  She swallowed the cat to get the bird, oh my word, she swallowed the bird!  She swallowed the bird to get the spider…..(this part sung to itsy bitsy spider tune) The itsy bitsy spider went up the old ladies chin, she opened her mouth and the spider he slipped in!  There was an old lady who swallowed the spider that wiggled and jiggled and giggled insider her.  She swallowed the spider to get the fly,  we all know why she swallowed the fly……Because it was on the pie, oh my, oh my, and she forgot to say “Shoo fly, don’t bother me, shoo fly don’t bother me.  Shoo fly don’t bother me.  I belong to somebody!  Have fun and create some of your own verses and songs to go along with the Little Old Lady Theme.  Ms. Maureen