1. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

2. There was an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside 'er.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly....

4. There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the mouse....

5. There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, to swallow a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird....

6. There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat....

7. There was an old lady who swallowed a pig.
She danced a jig when she swallowed the pig.
She swallowed the pig to catch the dog....

8. There was an old lady who swallowed a duck.
What bad luck to swallow a duck!
She swallowed the duck to catch the pig....

9. There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
She opened her throat to swallow the goat.
She swallowed the goat to catch the duck....

10. There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed the cow.
But she swallowed the cow to catch the goat....

11. (Last verse)
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse.
She DIED, of course!