Lost my partner,
What’ll I do?
Lost my partner,
What’ll I do?
Lost my partner,
What’ll I do?
Skip to my lou, my darlin’.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.

I’ll get another one
Prettier than you,
I’ll get another one
Prettier than you,
I’ll get another one
Prettier than you,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.

Can’t get a red bird,
Jay bird’ll do,
Can’t get a red bird,
Jay bird’ll do,
Can’t get a red bird,
Jay bird’ll do,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.