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Skip To My Lou

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DLost my partner, skip to my Lou
ALost my partner, skip to my Lou
DLost my partner, skip to my Lou
ASkip to my Lou, my Ddarling
every verse is just like the first verse: repeat the line three times then it goes skip 
my lou my darling
I'll get another one, purtier'n you
Can't get a blue bird, jay bird'll do
Fly in the sugar bowl, shoo fly shoo
The old gray mare has lost her shoe
Pretty brown eyes are looking at you
One old boot and a run-down shoe
My old shoe is torn in two
Hair in the butter dish four feet long
Hair in the biscuit six feet through
Cows in the corn-field, two by two
Rats in the bread-tray, how the chew
You stole my partner, what'll I do
I'll get another one, quicker'n you
If I had a pistol, I'd shoot you, too

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The story behind the song

"Skip To My Lou" is a traditional American folk song, a lively tune often associated with square dancing and children's games. Its simple, repetitive lyrics about losing a partner and finding a new one suggest a playful, lighthearted approach to change and adaptability. At its heart, it's a song about movement, community, and the joy of finding your rhythm, even when things shift.

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Skip To My Lou

by Misc Traditional

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Chords in this song · guitar

Lost my partner, skip to my Lou

A D

Skip to my Lou, my darling

every verse is just like the first verse: repeat the line three times then it goes skip

my lou my darling

I'll get another one, purtier'n you

Can't get a blue bird, jay bird'll do

Fly in the sugar bowl, shoo fly shoo

The old gray mare has lost her shoe

Pretty brown eyes are looking at you

One old boot and a run-down shoe

My old shoe is torn in two

Hair in the butter dish four feet long

Hair in the biscuit six feet through

Cows in the corn-field, two by two

Rats in the bread-tray, how the chew

You stole my partner, what'll I do

I'll get another one, quicker'n you

If I had a pistol, I'd shoot you, too

About Skip To My Lou Chords by Misc Traditional

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