[Chorus]
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou

[Verse 1]
Put on your Sunday, go to meetin'
And I'll take you by the hand
If you will be my dancin' partner
We will dance to beat the band

[Verse 2]
So join the promenade
And lead the big parade
And if you don't get home at all
Your pa will understand

[Refrain]
Oh, choose partners, skip to my lou
Choose partners, skip to my lou
Choose partners, skip to my lou
Skip to my lou, my darlin'

[Verse 3]
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
Skip to my lou, my darlin'
[Verse 4]
I'll be glad to go with you
So prithee, do not tarry
But if I do, it's up to you
To let me dance with Harry

[Chorus]
Skip to my lou (Charlie)
Skip to my lou (Johnny)
Skip to my lou
Skip to my lou, my darlin'
Skip to my lou
Skip to my lou

[Verse 5]
Corner boy, buck and wing, corner girl
Ida booth by to the center and whirl
Everybody dance

[Refrain]
Lost my partner (Skip to my lou)
Lost my partner (Skip to my lou)
Lost my partner (Skip)
Skip to my lou, my darlin'

[Verse 6]
I'll find another one prettier than you
I'll find another one prettier than you
I'll find another one prettier than you
Go to another party
[Verse 7]
Oh, I'll fly away to a neighborin' state
I don't care what my friends say
We'll dance and sing 'til broad daylight
I won't get home 'til Wednesday (Skip to my lou)
Thursday (Skip to my lou)
Friday (Skip to my lou)

[Chorus]
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip to my lou