Skip To My Lou

Lyrics

[Chorus] Skip, skip, skip to my lou Skip, skip, skip to my lou Skip, skip, skip to my lou [Verse 1] Put on your Sunday, go to meetin' And I'll take you by the hand If you will be my dancin' partner We will dance to beat the band [Verse 2] So join the promenade And lead the big parade And if you don't get home at all Your pa will understand [Refrain] Oh, choose partners, skip to my lou Choose partners, skip to my lou Choose partners, skip to my lou Skip to my lou, my darlin' [Verse 3] Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo Skip to my lou, my darlin' [Verse 4] I'll be glad to go with you So prithee, do not tarry But if I do, it's up to you To let me dance with Harry [Chorus] Skip to my lou (Charlie) Skip to my lou (Johnny) Skip to my lou Skip to my lou, my darlin' Skip to my lou Skip to my lou [Verse 5] Corner boy, buck and wing, corner girl Ida booth by to the center and whirl Everybody dance [Refrain] Lost my partner (Skip to my lou) Lost my partner (Skip to my lou) Lost my partner (Skip) Skip to my lou, my darlin' [Verse 6] I'll find another one prettier than you I'll find another one prettier than you I'll find another one prettier than you Go to another party [Verse 7] Oh, I'll fly away to a neighborin' state I don't care what my friends say We'll dance and sing 'til broad daylight I won't get home 'til Wednesday (Skip to my lou) Thursday (Skip to my lou) Friday (Skip to my lou) [Chorus] Skip, skip, skip to my lou Skip, skip, skip to my lou Skip to my lou