There was an old woman who swallowed a fly

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a bird.
How absurd! To swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that! She swallowed a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...

There was an old woman who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat ... 

There was an old woman who swallowed a goat,
Just opened her throat! To swallow a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ... 

There was an old woman who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat ...

There was an old woman who swallowed a horse,
She's dead—of course!