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A popular American partner-stealing dance song that is common in 1840s. It is a simple game of stealing partners.
It begins with any number of couples skipping hand in hand around in a ring. A lone boy standing 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.
It is an ice-breaker, providing an opportunity for the participants to get acquainted with one another and to get into a good mood.

Lyrics:

Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou

Put on your Sunday, go to meetin'
And I'll take you by the hand
If you will be my dancin' partner
We will dance to beat the band
So join the promenade
And lead the big parade
And if you don't get home at all
Your pa will understand

Oh, choose partners, skip to my lou
Choose partners, skip to my lou
Choose partners, skip to my lou
Skip to my lou, my darlin'

Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
Skip to my lou, my darlin'
I'll be glad to go with you
So prithee do not tarry
But if I do, it's up to you
To let me dance with Harry
Skip to my lou (Charlie)
Skip to my lou (Johnny)
Skip to my lou
Skip to my lou, my darlin'
Skip to my lou
Skip to my lou

Corner boy, buck and wing, corner girl
Ida booth by to the center and whirl
Everybody dance
Lost my partner(Skip to my lou)
Lost my partner(Skip to my lou)
Lost my partner(Skip)
Skip to my lou, my darlin'
I'll find another one prettier than you
I'll find another one prettier than you
I'll find another one prettier than you

Go to another party
Oh, I'll fly away to a neighborin' state
I don't care what my friends say
We'll dance and sing till broad daylight
I won't get home till
Wednesday (Skip to my lou)
Thursday
(Skip to my lou)
Friday
(Skip to my lou)

Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip to my lou

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