I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (12th pos)

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Tab

I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY 12th pos
Camp song
Key: F
Time: 6/8
Harp: C

1  -2” -2”-3” -2”-2” 1   -2”  -2” -3”-2”
4  -5  -5 -6  -5 -5  4   -5   -5  -6 -5
7  -9  -9 -10 -9 -9  7   -9   -9  -10-9
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a fly

3   3    3    3  -2”  2     1   1  1
6   6    6    6  -5   5     4   4  4
9   9    9    9  -9   8     7   7  7
I don’t know why she swal-lowed a fly

1  -1     2    -2”
4  -4     5    -5
7  -8     8    -9
I guess she’ll die


1  -2” -2”-3” -2”-2” 1   -2”  -2” -3”-2” -2”
4  -5  -5 -6  -5 -5  4   -5   -5  -6 -5  -5
7  -9  -9 -10 -9 -9  7   -9   -9  -10-9  -9
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a spi-der

 -2”  3    3   -2”  3   3
 -5   6    6   -5   6   6
 -9   9    9   -9   9   9
That wrig-gled and jig-gled

-3”  2    1  1   1    1
-6   5    4  4   4    4
-10  8    7  7   7    7
And tick-led in-side her

 1   -2”  -2”  -3” -2” -2” 1    -2” -3” -2”
 4   -5   -5   -6  -5  -5  4    -5  -6  -5
 7   -9   -9   -10 -9  -9  7    -9  -10 -9
She swal-lowed the spi-der to catch the fly

3   3    3    3  -2”  2     1    1   1
6   6    6    6  -5   5     4    4   4
9   9    9    9  -9   8     7    7   7
I don’t know why she swal-lowed the fly

1  -1     2    -2”
4  -4     5    -5
7  -8     8    -9 
I guess she’ll die


1  -2” -2”-3” -2”-2” 1   -2”  -2” -3” -2”
4  -5  -5 -6  -5 -5  4   -5   -5  -6  -5
7  -9  -9 -10 -9 -9  7   -9   -9  -10 -9 
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a bird

            -2” 2    1  1   1
 x  x   x   -5  5    4  4   4
            -9  8    7  7   7
How ab-surd to swal-low a  bird

 1   -2”  -2”  -3”  -2” 1   -2”  -3” -2” -2”
 4   -5   -5   -6   -5  4   -5   -6  -5  -5
 7   -9   -9   -10  -9  7   -9   -10 -9  -9
She swal-lowed the bird to catch the spi-der

 -2”  3    3    3   3   3
 -5   6    6    6   6   6
 -9   9    9    9   9   9
That wrig-gled and jig-gled

-2”  2    1  1   1    1
-5   5    4  4   4    4
-9   8    7  7   7    7
And tick-led in-side her


 1   -2”  -2”  -3” -2” -2” 1   -2”  -3” -2”
 4   -5   -5   -6  -5  -5  4   -5   -6  -5
 7   -9   -9   -10 -9  -9  7   -9   -10 -9
She swal-lowed the spi-der to catch the fly

3   3    3    3  -2”  2     1    1   1
6   6    6    6  -5   5     4    4   4
I don’t know why she swal-lowed the fly

1  -1     2    -2”
4  -4     5    -5
7  -8     8    -9
I guess she’ll die

1  -2” -2”-3” -2”-2” 1   -2”  -2” -3”-2”
4  -5  -5 -6  -5 -5  4   -5   -5  -6 -5
7  -9  -9 -10 -9 -9  7   -9   -9  -10-9
I know an old la-dy who swal-lowed a cat

               -2”  2     1   1  1
x  x   x   x   -5   5     4   4  4
               -9   8     7   7  7
I-mag-ine that she swal-lowed a cat

 1   -2”  -2”  -3” -2” 1   -2”  -3”  -2”
 4   -5   -5   -6  -5  4   -5   -6   -5
 7   -9   -9   -10 -9  7   -9   -10  -9
She swal-lowed the cat to catch the bird

 1   -2”  -2”  -3”  -2” 1   -2”  -3” -2” -2”
 4   -5   -5   -6   -5  4   -5   -6  -5  -5
 7   -9   -9   -10  -9  7   -9   -10 -9  -9
She swal-lowed the bird to catch the spi-der

 -2”  3    3    3   3   3
 -5   6    6    6   6   6
 -9   9    9    9   9   9
That wrig-gled and jig-gled

-2”  2    1  1   1    1
-5   5    4  4   4    4
-9   8    7  7   7    7
And tick-led in-side her


 1   -2”  -2”  -3” -2” -2” 1   -2”  -3” -2”
 4   -5   -5   -6  -5  -5  4   -5   -6  -5
 7   -9   -9   -10 -9  -9  7   -9   -10 -9
She swal-lowed the spi-der to catch the fly

1  -1     2    -2”
4  -4     5    -5
7  -8     8    -9
I guess she’ll die

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