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 darling.

Chorus:

Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou.
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou.
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou.
Skip to my Lou, my darling.

I’ll get another a better one, too.... Chorus

Can’t get a red bird. A blue bird’ll do.... Chorus

Cat’s in the buttermilk, skip to my lou....Chorus

Fly’s in the sugar bowl. Shoo, fly, shoo.... Chorus