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"There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" is a 1953 cumulative (repetitive, connected poetic lines or song lyrics) children's nursery rhyme or nonsensical song by Burl Ives. Other titles for the rhyme include " There Was an Old Lady ", " I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly ", " There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly " and " I Know an ...
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly 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 .
Ives had several film and television roles during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1961, he sang the folk song, "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" for a short film of the same name produced by the National Film Board of Canada. [23] In 1962, he starred with Rock Hudson in The Spiral Road, which was based on a novel of the same name by Jan de Hartog.
"Popeye the Sailor Man" (theme song from the 20th-century cartoon series) "Ring Around the Rosie" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "Sea Lion Woman" "See Saw Margery Daw" "Singing To The Bus Driver" "Stella Ella Ola" "Ten Green Bottles" "The Song That Never Ends" "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" "This Old Man" ("Knick-Knack Paddywhack")
2002 Grammy Award: Best Spoken Word Album For Children, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly [10] 2004 Grammy Award: Best Spoken Word Album For Children, The Train They Call the City of New Orleans [10] 2008 American Eagle Award (National Music Council of the United States) Magic Penny Award (The Children's Music Network)
Jerry Wolman, a native of the nation's capital, enjoyed hearing the old version of the song. When he bought the Eagles in late 1963, he decided to put Philly's version to work.
"The British accent even makes swallowing a fly elegant," Lara Spencer quipped. Thankfully for Boulton, live news has a penchant for the unexpected -- especially when it comes to animals. Also on AOL:
The song was first released as part of a suite of songs, including "Sinking of the Ruben James" and "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly", on Seeger and Sonny Terry's 1958 live album, Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry. [5] Another live version of the song was included on Seeger's 1967 compilation album, Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits. [6]