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:: I vote for the primary version described on the [[wp:There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly|wikipedia page]]. --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 19:09, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
:: I vote for the primary version described on the [[wp:There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly|wikipedia page]]. --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 19:09, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
::: Something like this? Seems to be too many animals. (feel free to correct or delete in case of copyright lawyers)
::: Something like this? Seems to be too many animals. (feel free to correct or delete in case of copyright lawyers)
:::: I was thinking of something slightly different: --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 13:18, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly,
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die!
Perhaps she'll die.


There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die!
Perhaps she'll die.


There was an old lady who swallowed a bird,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Bird.
Quite absurd, she swallowed the bird;
Quite absurd. To swallow a Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a cat,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Cat.
Fancy that, she swallowed the cat;
Fancy that. To swallow a Cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the Cat to catch the Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a dog,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Dog.
What a hog, she swallowed the dog;
What a hog. To swallow a Dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the Dog to catch the Cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the Cat to catch the Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a pig,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Pig.
Her mouth was so big, she swallowed the pig;
Her mouth was so big. To swallow a Pig.
She swallowed the pig to catch the dog,
She swallowed the Pig to catch the Dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the Dog to catch the Cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the Cat to catch the Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a goat,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Goat.
She just opened her throat, she swallowed the goat;
She just opened her throat. To swallow a Goat.
She swallowed the goat to catch the pig,
She swallowed the Goat to catch the Pig.
She swallowed the pig to catch the dog,
She swallowed the Pig to catch the Dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the Dog to catch the Cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the Cat to catch the Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a cow,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Cow.
I don't know how, she swallowed the cow;
I don't know how. To swallow a Cow.
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the Cow to catch the Goat.
She swallowed the goat to catch the pig,
She swallowed the Goat to catch the Pig.
She swallowed the pig to catch the dog,
She swallowed the Pig to catch the Dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the Dog to catch the Cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the Cat to catch the Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a donkey,
I know an old lady who swallowed a Donkey.
It was rather wonky, she swallowed the donkey;
It was rather wonky. To swallow a Donkey.
She swallowed the donkey to catch the cow,
She swallowed the Donkey to catch the Cow.
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the Cow to catch the Goat.
She swallowed the goat to catch the pig,
She swallowed the Goat to catch the Pig.
She swallowed the pig to catch the dog,
She swallowed the Pig to catch the Dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the Dog to catch the Cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the Cat to catch the Bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the Bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her;
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
⚫
Perhaps she'll die.
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
⚫
Perhaps she'll die!


There was an old lady who swallowed a horse...
I know an old lady who swallowed a Horse.
She's dead, of course!
She's dead, of course!</pre>
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::::Works for me. --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 12:54, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
::::Works for me. --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 12:54, 18 August 2011 (UTC)


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