Skip to My Lou This was one of the most popular play-party songs in days gone by, and was known throughout the country. Such songs had a special use in frontier communities where revivalist influences were strong, and dancing was unacceptable and the fiddle was considered the "devil's instrument."
In "Skip to My Lou," all couples join hands, skip left or right singing the chorus; a lone person (male or female) in the center of the ring sings "Lost my partner, what'll I do?" as the group circles, then he or she picks a partner; the person left without a partner goes to the center of the ring as the group sings the chorus, etc.
Lost my partner, What'll I do? Lost my partner, What'll I do? Lost my partner, What'll I do? Skip to my Lou my darling.
CHORUS: Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou, Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou, Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou, Skip to my Lou, My Darling.
I'll get another one prettier than you. (repeat three times) Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Little red wagon, painted blue. (repeat three times) Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Fly in the sugar-bowl, shoo, shoo shoo. (three times) Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Cows in the cornfield, two by two. (three times) Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou. (three times) Skip to my Lou, my darling
REPEAT CHORUS
Skip a little faster, that won't do. (repeat three times) Skip to my Lou, my darling.
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on 2006-11-21 01:03 pm (UTC)Skip to My Lou
This was one of the most popular play-party songs in days gone by, and was known throughout the country. Such songs had a special use in frontier communities where revivalist influences were strong, and dancing was unacceptable and the fiddle was considered the "devil's instrument."
In "Skip to My Lou," all couples join hands, skip left or right singing the chorus; a lone person (male or female) in the center of the ring sings "Lost my partner, what'll I do?" as the group circles, then he or she picks a partner; the person left without a partner goes to the center of the ring as the group sings the chorus, etc.
Lost my partner,
What'll I do?
Lost my partner,
What'll I do?
Lost my partner,
What'll I do?
Skip to my Lou my darling.
CHORUS:
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou,
My Darling.
I'll get another one prettier than you. (repeat three times)
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Little red wagon, painted blue. (repeat three times)
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Fly in the sugar-bowl, shoo, shoo shoo. (three times)
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Cows in the cornfield, two by two. (three times)
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou. (three times)
Skip to my Lou, my darling
REPEAT CHORUS
Skip a little faster, that won't do. (repeat three times)
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
REPEAT CHORUS