"Skip to My Lou" is a popular children's song and was a popular partner-stealing dance from America's frontier period.
Performances[]
- Rowlf the Dog sang a line of the song in the opening musical number of the December 12, 1963 episode of The Jimmy Dean Show.
- Pete Seeger sang the song in Episode 0048 of Sesame Street.
- Bob and a kid practice "Skip to My Lou" during a music lesson in Episode 1023.
- The song serves as the basis of the Japanese Square Dance in episode 505 of The Muppet Show.
- Polly Lobster and Clueless Morgan sang this song until Clueless Morgan sees a horsefly on Polly and smacks him with a bat in the Mr. Callahan sketch in episode 105 of Muppets Tonight.
Releases[]
- Audio
- Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street (1974)
- Sing, Sang, Song Singalong (1978)
- Kids' Favorite Songs (1997; sung by Prairie Dawn and the Kids)
- D is for Dance! (2019)