The Singing Scoutmaster: I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

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I know an old lady who swallowed a fly,  

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I don't know why she swallowed a fly,  perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,  

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That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  

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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,  

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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a bird,  

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Gee how absurd, to swallow a bird.  

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She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  

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That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  

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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  

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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a cat,  

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Fancy that, to swallow a cat.  

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She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  

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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  

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That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  

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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  

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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a dog,  

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Gee what a hog, to swallow a dog.  

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She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,  

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swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  

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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  

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That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  

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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  

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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a goat,  

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Opened her throat, down went the goat.  

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She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,  

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swallowed the dog to catch the cat,  

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swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  

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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  

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That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  

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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  

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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a cow,  

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I dont't know how she swallowed that cow.  

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She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,  

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swallowed the goat to catch the dog,  

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swallowed the dog to catch the cat,  

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swallowed the cat to catch the bird,  

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swallowed the bird to catch the spider,  

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That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,  

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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly  

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I don't know why she swallowed the fly,  Perhaps she'll die.  

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I know an old lady who swallowed a horse  

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She's  dead, of course!