Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, (rock baby side to side)
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.
Lost my partner, what'll I do? (rock baby back and forth)
Lost my partner, what'll I do?
Lost my partner, what'll I do?
Skip to my lou, my darlin'.
I'll get another one, prettier too, (raise baby up on knees, then lower)
I'll get another one, prettier too,
I'll get another one, prettier too,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'
Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo, (rock baby on knee, exaggerate “shoo” sound)
Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo,
Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.
Circle Version:''
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.
Add verses with different actions:
*Clap, clap, clap your hands...
*Walk round the circle, round and round...
*Stretch your arms and reach up high...
*Jump, jump, up and down...
*Run, run, fast as you can...
*Tiptoe, tiptoe, quiet as can be...<br*Wave, wave, wave goodbye...
*'Cause now this song is over!