Here is the entire song:

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,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, skip, skip to my Lou,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, skip, skip to my Lou,Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.There's a little red wagon,Paint it blueThere's a little red wagon,Paint it blueThere's a little red wagon,Paint it blueSkip to my Lou, my darlin'.Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,Skip to my Lou, my darlin'Lost my partner,What'll I do?Lost my partner,What'll I do?Skip to the lou, my darlin'.Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip to the Lou, my darlin'.I'll get another onePrettier than you,I'll get another onePrettier than you,I'll get another onePrettier than you,Skip to the Lou, my darlin'Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip to the 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 the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip to the 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, the darlin'.Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip to the 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, the darlin'.Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip, skip, skip to the Lou,Skip to the Lou, my darlin'.

There are a few different hobbies that people engaged in during the 1700s and 1800s, but people back then did not have leisure time like they do today. Some of the hobbies they might have engaged in were wood carving, drawing, sports, or making models.

"Lou" is a Scottish form of " love" or "lover".

"Skip to my Lou" is an altered/Americanized form of, "Skip to my loo". Loo is a Scottish word meaning, 'Lover'.

So, skip to my lover is what the song is actually saying.

Skip to My Lou - 1941 was released on:

USA: 1941

France: 24 May 2004 (DVD premiere)