Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
I lost my shoe, what’ll I do?
I lost my shoe, what’ll I do?
I lost my shoe, what’ll I do?
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
Found my shoe, shiny and new!
Found my shoe, shiny and new!
Found my shoe, shiny and new!
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
Fly’s in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo!
Fly’s in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo!
Fly’s in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo!
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
Cat’s in the garden chasing a bee,
Cat’s in the garden chasing a bee,
Cat’s in the garden chasing a bee,
Skip to my Lou, come dance with me!
Bunny hops high, what a view,
Bunny hops high, what a view,
Bunny hops high, what a view,
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
Birds fly low in skies so blue,
Birds fly low in skies so blue,
Birds fly low in skies so blue,
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
Little red wagon painted blue,
Little red wagon painted blue,
Little red wagon painted blue,
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
Now round and round the circle we go,
Round and round, don’t go slow!
Clap your hands and stomp your toe,
Skip to my Lou, let’s go, let’s go!
Dog barks loud, the sun shines bright,
We’re singing and laughing with all our might,
Day turns to evening, what a sight,
Skip to my Lou, good night, good night!
But wait — the stars come out to play,
Twinkling lights at the end of day,
We dance beneath the Milky Way,
Skip to my Lou till dreams drift away!
The moon peeks down from skies so wide,
Fireflies sparkle side by side,
We hum and spin with joyful pride,
Skip to my Lou, the night’s our guide!
Children giggle, hearts so light,
Skipping circles in the night,
Holding hands, what pure delight,
Skip to my Lou, my darling bright!
[Final Chorus:]
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darling!