Apart from various craft making and group activities relating to generating food, clothing and shelter, strict religious beliefs often limited what certain colonials were allowed to do by their particular community. "Play parties" were a musical answer to the problem, in which participants sang songs by trading lyrics, which were invented on the spot. "Skip to My Lou" is an example:

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Fly's in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo,

Fly's in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo,

Fly's in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Cows in the cornfield,

What'll I do?

Cows in the cornfield,

What'll I do?

Cows in the cornfield,

What'll I do?

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

There's a little red wagon,

Paint it blue

ThereÃœs a little red wagon,

Paint it blue

ThereÃœs a little red wagon,

Paint it blue

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Alternate Lyrics

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 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 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 to my Lou, my darlin'.

Fly's in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo,

Fly's in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo,

Fly's in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Cat's in the cream jar,

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Cat's in the cream jar,

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Cat's in the cream jar,

Ooh, ooh, ooh,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Off to Texas,

Two by two,

Off to Texas,

Two by two,

Off to Texas,

Two by two,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

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