Skip to My Lou

Pete Seeger

Lost my partner what'll I do?
Lost my partner what'll I do?
Lost my partner what'll I do?
Skip to my lou my darling

Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Skip to my lou my darling

I'll get another one prettier than you
I'll get another one prettier than you
I'll get another one prettier than you
Skip to my lou my darling

Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Skip to my lou my darling

Can't get a red bird Jay bird'll do
Can't get a red bird Jay bird'll do
Can't get a red bird Jay bird'll do
Skip to my lou my darling

Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Skip to my lou my darling

Little red wagon painted in blue
Little red wagon painted in blue
Little red wagon painted in blue
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Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Skip to my lou my darling

Fly in the sugar bowl shoo shoo shoo
Fly in the sugar bowl shoo shoo shoo
Fly in the sugar bowl shoo shoo shoo
Skip to my lou my darling

Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Skip to my lou my darling

My old shoe is torn in two
My old shoe is torn in two
My old shoe is torn in two
Skip to my lou my darling

Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Hey hey skip to my lou
Skip to my lou my darling