There was an old witch

There was an old witch that swallowed a fly
by Terry Burres

There was an old witch that swallowed a fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll cry.

There was an old witch that swallowed a spider
That thumped and bumped and jumped inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll cry.

There was an old witch that swallowed a bat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a bat.
She swallowed the bat to catch the spider
That thumped and bumped and jumped inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll cry.

There was an old witch that swallowed a ghost.
Just spread it on toast and in went the ghost.
She swallowed the ghost to catch the bat,
She swallowed the bat to catch the spider
That thumped and bumped and jumped inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll cry.

There was an old witch that swallowed a ghoul.
She stood on a stool to swallow that ghoul.
She swallowed the ghoul to catch the ghost,
She swallowed the ghost to catch the bat,
She swallowed the bat to catch the spider
That thumped and bumped and jumped inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll cry.

There was an old witch that swallowed a monster.
There in the dumpster she found a monster.
She swallowed the monster to catch the ghoul,
She swallowed the ghoul to catch the ghost,
She swallowed the ghost to catch the bat,
She swallowed the bat to catch the spider
That thumped and bumped and jumped inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll cry.

There was an old witch who swallowed a frog's eye
Whoosh, you should see her cry. .