Skip to My Lou by Pete Seeger

Skip to My Lou

by Pete Seeger

Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3, 1919) is an iconic American folk singer. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of The Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, and environmental causes.

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
  
Gone again, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou my darling

I'll get another one, prettier ‘n new
Skip to my Lou my darling

Little red wagon painted blue 
Skip to my Lou my darling

Flies in the buttermilk, two by two 
Skip to my Lou my darling

Flies in the sugar bowl, shou shou shou 
Skip to my Lou my darling

Lots more verses but there’s a lotta do 
Skip to my Lou my darling

Written by: RALPH BLANE, HUGH MARTIN

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