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Skip to My Lou

Music American Traditional Written 19th Century Recordings2 837 total song plays

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Skip to My Lou [19th Century] – American Traditional | Jason Paul

December 13, 2025

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Csus4 Gsus7 (3x),Fsus4 Gsus Csus4
Lost my partner what'll I do (3x), skip to my lou my darlin
I'll get another one pretty one too
Can't get a red bird jay birdll do
Lou Lou skip skip skip
flies in the buttermilk shoo shoo shoo
gone again What'll I do
I'll get a partner better than you
Can't get a Blue bird black birdll do
I got another one skip skip skip
flies in the sugar bowl shoo fly shoo
cat's in the cream jar ooh ooh ooh
off to Texas two by two

Skip to My Lou is a 19th-century American traditional song closely associated with play-party and dance traditions. It has appeared in many regional forms and has been recorded and adapted by artists including Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger. Details: – Song: Skip to My Lou – American traditional – Approximate origin: 19th century – Performed by Jason Paul

Skip to My Lou is a 19th-century American traditional song closely associated with play-party and dance traditions. It has appeared in many regional forms and has been recorded and adapted by artists including Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger. Details: – Song: Skip to My Lou – American traditional – Approximate origin: 19th century – Performed by Jason Paul

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