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She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly – perhaps she'll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a goat; Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat! She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch ...
Alan Mills CM (born Albert Miller; September 7, 1912 or 1913 – June 14, 1977 ) [1] was a Canadian folksinger, [2] writer, and actor. He was best known for popularizing Canadian folk music, [3] [4] and for his original song, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
There was an old lady who swallowed a rhinoceros; How prepoceros! To swallow a rhinoceros! She swallowed the rhinoceros to catch the cow... etc. Kostaki mou 03:21, 4 April 2007 (UTC) There's another version which has her swallow a pig. "Oh, what a prig, To swallow a pig." Burl Ives sang that version. In it, the pig replaces the cow.
The lyrics continue, "He says, ‘What you heard is true, but I can’t stop thinkin’ ‘bout you’ and I / I said, ‘I’ve been there too a few times.’”
"I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" is a 1931 popular song. The music was written by Fred E. Ahlert, the lyrics by Roy Turk.The song was published in 1931.It had three periods of great popularity: in 1931, right after its publication; in 1946; and in 1961 [1] into 1962.
Robin said "It was one of my favorites, I think Barry's vocal on that is fantastic". Barry recalls: "['When the Swallows Fly'] that's something I brought in, but I don't remember how the song came about. It was probably written in Eaton Square or at the penthouse. A lot of the ballads in those days were written that way, like 'Words'. [3]
The Stones have performed "The Spider and the Fly" live very rarely: they did so during two eras of their career, in 1965-1966 and once during the 1995 leg of their Voodoo Lounge Tour. A March 1995 studio reworking of the song was included on the Stones' album Stripped. For this version the age of the woman in the song was updated from thirty ...
"Greedy Fly" was released as the second single from the album, after "Swallowed". The song became a hit, possibly due to its well-known music video, which clocks in at over 7 minutes (although the song itself is only 4:29 long). The song reached the top 5 on both the US Alternative Songs chart and Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song is also the ...