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Skip to my Lou
Traditional Arr. Pete Seeger
LCost my partner, what’ll I do
LoGst my partner, what’ll I do
LoCst my partner, what’ll I do
SkFip to my GLou my dCarling
Gone again, skip to my Lou (3x)
SkFip to my LGou my darCling
I'Cll get another one, prettier ‘n new (3x)
SkFip to my LGou my daCrling
LiCttle red wagon painted blue (3x)
SkFip to my LGou my daCrling
FlCies in the buttermilk, two by two (3x)
SkFip to my LGou my daCrling
FlCies in the sugar bowl, shou shou shou (3x)
SkFip to my LGou my daCrling
LoCts more verses but there’s a lotta do (3x) 
SFkip to my LGou my daCrling
Jean-David :)

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C major

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Skip To My Lou

by Pete Seeger

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Skip to my Lou

Traditional Arr. Pete Seeger

Lost my partner, what’ll I do

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

Gone again, skip to my Lou (3x)

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

I'll get another one, prettier ‘n new (3x)

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

Little red wagon painted blue (3x)

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

Flies in the buttermilk, two by two (3x)

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

Flies in the sugar bowl, shou shou shou (3x)

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

Lots more verses but there’s a lotta do (3x)

F G C

Skip to my Lou my darling

Jean-David :)

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