There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

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,

It wiggled and jiggled and tickled 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, she swallowed a bird!

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

It wiggled and jiggled and tickled 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 cat,

Imagine that! She swallowed a cat!

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

It wiggled and jiggled and tickled 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 dog,

What a hog! She swallowed 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,

It wiggled and jiggled and tickled 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 goat,

She 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,

It wiggled and jiggled and tickled 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 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,

It wiggled and jiggled and tickled 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 woman that swallowed a horse,

She's dead, of course!

Coloring Pages

Coloring pages are lots of fun for little ones.  They enjoy learning new skills and adding their own creativity to the page.  

Just click on a link below for a free coloring page that goes along with this rhyme.  Once the link has opened you may print as many as you like.

Old Lady     Crazy Cat     Yawning Cat     Dog     Goat     Spotted Cow

    Flower Cow     Cow     Horse     Horse 2

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