Three YouTube Videos Of Children Performing The Singing Game "Skip To My Lou"

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision- November 7, 2024

This pancocojams post showcases three YouTube videos of children performing the singing game "Skip To My Lou".

The lyrics for these versions of "Skip To My Lou" are included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in this video, all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/05/late-19th-century-early-20th-century.html for the related 2019 pancocojams post entitled "Late 19th Century & Early 20th Century Examples Of The American Folk Song "Skip To My Lou".

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: Mommy and Me Playgroup Favorites - Skip to My Lou



asunny03, Published on Jul 1, 2011

A song from the 1st Mommy and Me Playgroup Favorites DVD. These DVDs are GREAT if you have young children. I would say infant up to young elementary age.
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Here's my transcription of this version of "Skip To My Lou":
Chorus
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou [3x]
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

Fly’s in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo [3x]
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

Chorus

Cow’s in the cornfield, shoo, fly, shoo. [3x]
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

Chorus

There’s a little red rooster, cock a doodle doo.
A little red rooster, cock a doodle doo.
There’s a little red rooster, cock a doodle doo.
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

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Video #2: Songs of America - Skip To My Lou [with lyrics]



Cedarmont Kids, 

Aug 12, 2022

342,968 views • Aug 12, 2022

Music video by Cedarmont Kids performing Skip to My Lou. (P) 1995 Cedarmont Music, LLC -snip- The same video of this group singing "Skip To My Lou" was published in this post, but is no longer available. -snip-Song: Skip To My Lou
Artist: Cedarmont Kids
Album: Songs Of America

Lyrics [from on-screen captions]

Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Flies in the buttermilk. Shoo, fly, shoo! [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Lost my partner. What’ll I do? [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

I’ll get another one, Pretty as you. [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Chicken on the haystack. Shoo, shoo, shoo! [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Cows in the barnyard. Moo, moo, moo.[3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Little red wagon, paint it blue. [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Train is a’comin. Choo, choo, choo. [3x]
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

Chorus

Gone again, Skip to my Lou. [3x]
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

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Video #3: SKIP TO MY LOU NURSERY RHYMES (KIDS HAVING FUN)



Mel and Toys, Published on Oct 16, 2018

This video is about Mel dancing to Skip To My Lou Nursery Rhymes. Mel wanted to have fun by dancing and acting to skip to my lou along with her brother Quan from Quan and Mel World and KC from KC Cute Hairstyles. Mel loves to do nursery songs. She is having so much fun with skip to my lou lou lou. This is a little simple song we wanted to try. We hope you will jump and sing along to Skip to My Lou Nursery Rhymes.
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Here's my transcription of this version of "Skip to My Lou":

Chorus
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Flies in the buttermilk. Shoo, fly, shoo! [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Cat’s in the cream jar. Ooh ooh, ooh [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Cow’s in the pasture. Moo, moo, moo [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Little red wagon. Paint it blue [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Off to Texas, two by two [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Lost my partner, what’ll I do? [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus

Found my partner. Love is true. [3x]
Skip to my Lou my darling.

Chorus
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