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aka "Skip to the Lou", "Fly in the Buttermilk", "Shoo Fly Shoo". Dates back to the early 1800's. Lyrics can very but often start out either - "Fly in the buttermilk, Shoo fly shoo, Skip to my lou, my darling!..." or can start out "Skip, skip, skip to my lou...."
"Skip to My (The) Lou" is a popular American partner-stealing square dance from the 1840s. It begins with any number of couples skipping hand in hand around in a ring. A lone boy in the center of the moving circle of couples sings, "Lost my partner, what'll I do?" as the girls whirl past him. The young man in the center hesitates while he decides which girl to choose, singing, “I'll get another one just like you.” When he grasps the hand of his chosen one, the latter's partner moves to the center of the ring the game.
The "lou" in the title comes from the word "loo", a Scottish word for "love".
It is known today for being sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis.
Completely unrelated to a modern song also called Skip to My Lou - Licensing
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Skip to My Lou written by [Traditional] English
Skip to My Lou written by [Traditional] instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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| i | Dulcimer Pieces: Shady Grove - Old King Cole - Skip to My Lou | Jean Ritchie | 1954 | Medley | |
| i | Skip to My Lou | Mr. Richard Chase | February 1957 | ||
| i | Skip to My Lou | Richard Maltby & His Orchestra | 1960 | ||
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i | Skip to My Lou | Warren Covington and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | August 1961 | |
| i | Skip to My Lou | Tony Mottola | 1961 | ||
| i | Medley: Little Brown Jug - Skip to My Lou - Polly Wolly Doodle | Myron Floren | 1963 | Medley | |
| i | Skip to My Lou | Living Guitars | 1964 | ||
| i | Skip to My Lou - Polly Wolly Doodle | The Magic Organ | 1975 | Medley | |
| i | Hill Billy Medley: Skip to My Lou - Farmer & the Cowman - Turkey in the Straw - Oh Suzanna | Brian Hazelby | 1980 | Medley | |
| i | Skip to My Lou - Old Dan Tucker | Phil & Vivian Williams | 2000 | Medley | |
| i | Skip to My Lou | Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers | 2003 |
Det ska vi fira written by Stig Anderson Swedish
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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| Det ska vi fira | Arne Bendiksen | 1963 | First release |