Nelly Bly

1. Nelly Bly! Nelly Bly! Bring de broom along, We'll sweep de kitchen clean, my dear, and hab a little song. Poke de wood, my lady lub, and make de fire burn, And while I take de banjo down, just gib de mush a turn. Chorus: Heigh! Nelly, Ho! Nelly, listen lub, to me, I'll sing for you, play for you, a dulcem melody. Heigh! Nelly, Ho! Nelly, listen lub, to me, I'll sing for you, play for you, a dulcem melody.

2. Nelly Bly hab a voice like de turtle dove, I hears it in de meadow, and I hears it in de grove: Nelly Bly hab a heart warm as cup ob tea, And bigger dan de sweet potatoe down in Tennessee. Chorus:

3. Nelly Bly shuts her eye when she goes to sleep, When she wakens up again her eye-balls 'gin to peep: De way she walks, she lifts her foot, and den she brings it down, And when it lights der's music dah in dat part ob de town. Chorus:

4. Nelly Bly! Nelly Bly! Nebber, nebber sigh, Nebber bring de tear-drop to de corner ob your eye, For de pie is made ob punkins and de mush is made of corn, And der's corn and punkins plenty, lub, a lyin' in de barn. Chorus: