Lead Belly — Skip To My Lou

[Verse 1] Lost my partner, skip to my Lou Lost my partner, skip to my Lou Lost my partner, skip to my Lou Skip to my Lou, my darlin' I'll get another one prettier than you I'll get another one prettier than you I'll get another one prettier than you Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Chorus] Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Verse 2] Can't get a bluebird, a jaybird'll do Can't get a bluebird, a jaybird'll do Can't get a bluebird, a jaybird'll do Skip to my Lou, my darlin' Little red wagon painted blue Little red wagon painted blue Little red wagon painted blue Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Bridge] Yes, skip to my Lou [Verse 3] Fly in a sugar bowl; shoo, fly, shoo Fly in a sugar bowl; shoo, fly, shoo Fly in a sugar bowl; shoo, fly, shoo Skip to my Lou, my darlin' My old shoe is torn in two My old shoe is torn in two My old shoe is torn in two Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Chorus] Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Verse 4] Cows in the cornfield, two by two Cows in the cornfield, two by two Cows in the cornfield, two by two Skip to my Lou, my darlin' Stole my partner, what'll I do? Stole my partner, what'll I do? Stole my partner, what'll I do? Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Chorus] Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Verse 5] I'll get another one quicker than you I'll get another one quicker than you I'll get another one quicker than you Skip to my Lou, my darlin' [Chorus] Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Hey, hey, skip to my Lou Skip to my Lou, my darlin'