Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
Fly in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo.
Fly in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo.
Fly in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
There’s a little red wagon, paint it blue.
There’s a little red wagon, paint it blue.
There’s a little red wagon, paint it blue.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
I lost my partner, what’ll I do?
I lost my partner, what’ll I do?
I lost my partner, what’ll I do?
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
I’ll get another, as pretty as you.
I’ll get another, as pretty as you.
I’ll get another, as pretty as you.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
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 darlin’.
Cat’s in the cream jar, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Cat’s in the cream jar, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Cat’s in the cream jar, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
Off to Texas, two by two.
Off to Texas, two by two.
Off to Texas, two by two.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
Lou, Lou skip to my lou,
Lou, Lou skip to my lou,
Lou, Lou skip to my lou,
Skip to my Lou my darlin’
Credits
Ririro is the in-house editorial team at Ririro.com, dedicated to bringing classic nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's verses to readers everywhere, free online. "Skip to My Lou" is a traditional American folk rhyme with roots in 19th-century frontier play-party games, where it was sung and acted out as a dance when musical instruments were not available.
