I Know An Old Lady Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly 

I don't know why she swallowed the fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know an old lady who swallowed a spider 

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her 

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 

But I don't know why she swallowed the fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know 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 tickled inside her 

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 

But I don't know why she swallowed the fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know 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 tickled inside her 

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know 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 tickled inside her 

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know an old lady who swallowed a goat 

Opened her throat and down went 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 tickled inside her 

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know an old lady who swallowed a cow 

I don't know how she swallowed the 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 tickled inside her 

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly 

Perhaps she'll die 

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse 

She's alive and well of course!