I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (hi-lo)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY hi-lo
Camp song
Key: F
Time: 6/8

3  4   4   5  4  4   3   4     4   5  4
6  7   7   8  7  7   6   7     7   8  7
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a fly

-4 -4    -4  -4   4  -3     3   3  3
-8 -8    -8  -8   7  -7     6   6  6
I don’t know why she swal-lowed a fly

3  -3”   -3     4
6  -6    -7     7
I guess she’ll die


3  4   4   5  4  4   3   4     4   5  4   4
6  7   7   8  7  7   6   7     7   8  7   7
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a spi-der

 4    -4   -4   4  -4   -4
 7    -8   -8   7  -8   -8
That wrig-gled and jig-gled

-4   -3   3  3   3    3
-8   -7   6  6   6    6
And tick-led in-side her

 3   4     4    5   4   4  3    4    5   4
 6   7     7    8   7   7  6    7    8   7
She swal-lowed the spi-der to catch the fly

-4 -4    -4  -4   4   -3    3    3   3
-8 -8    -8  -8   7   -7    6    6   6
I don’t know why she swal-lowed the fly

3  -3”   -3     4
6  -6    -7     7
I guess she’ll die


3  4   4   5  4  4   3   4     4   5  4
6  7   7   8  7  7   6   7     7   8  7
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a bird
           
            4   -3   3  3   3
 x  x   x   7   -7   6  6   6
How ab-surd to swal-low a  bird

 3   4     4    5   4   3    4    5   4   4
 6   7     7    8   7   6    7    8   7   7
She swal-lowed the bird to catch the spi-der

 4    -4   -4  -4  -4   -4
 7    -8   -8  -8  -8   -8
That wrig-gled and jig-gled

 4   -3   3  3   3    3
 7   -7   6  6   6    6
And tick-led in-side her

 
 3   4     4    5   4   4  3    4    5   4
 6   7     7    8   7   7  6    7    8   7
She swal-lowed the spi-der to catch the fly

-4 -4    -4  -4   4   -3    3    3   3
-8 -8    -8  -8   7   -7    6    6   6
I don’t know why she swal-lowed the fly

3  -3”   -3     4
6  -6    -7     7
I guess she’ll die

3  4   4   5  4  4   3   4     4   5  4
6  7   7   8  7  7   6   7     7   8  7
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a cat

                4   -3    3   3  3
x  x   x   x    7   -7    6   6  6
I-mag-ine that she swal-lowed a cat

 3   4     4    5   4  3    4    5   4
 6   7     7    8   7  6    7    8   7
She swal-lowed the cat to catch the bird

 3   4     4    5   4   3    4    5   4   4
 6   7     7    8   7   6    7    8   7   7
She swal-lowed the bird to catch the spi-der

 4    -4   -4  -4  -4   -4 
 7    -8   -8  -8  -8   -8
That wrig-gled and jig-gled

 4   -3   3  3   3    3
 7   -7   6  6   6    6
And tick-led in-side her


 3   4     4    5   4   4  3    4    5   4
 6   7     7    8   7   7  6    7    8   7
She swal-lowed the spi-der to catch the fly

3  -3”   -3     4
6  -6    -7     7
I guess she’ll die

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