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

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darling

(Hey, my friends came back!)

Dance beside me, skip to my Lou
Dance beside me, skip to my Lou
Dance beside me, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darling

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darling

(Dialogue)

Flies in the buttermilk
Shoo, flies, shoo!
Flies in the buttermilk
Shoo, flies, shoo!
Flies in the buttermilk
Shoo, flies, shoo!
Skip to my Lou, my darling!
(Dialogue)

Flies in the sugar bowl
Shoo, shoo, shoo!
Flies in the sugar bowl!
Shoo, shoo, shoo!
Flies in the sugar bowl
Shoo, shoo, shoo!
Skip to my Lou, my darling!

Cats in the treetops
What'll I do?
Cats in the treetops
What'll I do?
Cats in the treetops
What'll I do?
Skip to my Lou, my darling!

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my...
Skip to my Lou, my darling