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Most people just sing the chorus to this music hall sing along song as
the verses are mostly half sung/half spoken or not used at all!
I have tabbed the verses from various sources so any improvements welcome.
Intro =  C   Em   Am   G  D  
Verse 1
DI've just been Glingering all aAmlone 
Down CParadise DRow
When I was a Gkiddy I'd a AmsweetDheart
Down Cthere we would Dgo
I'd call her EmNelly and she'd call me DJoe
And we would Amromp there Emhand in Dhand
Then we'd Emboth sit Amdown on a Emdoorstep Dthere
And we'd Apicture the future Dgrand
Chorus
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep down Paradise GRow
I'd sit along o' DNelly she'd sit along o' GJoe
She'd got a little Emhole in her frock
BmHole in her shoe Chole in her sock where her Gtoe peeped through
But ANelly was the smartest down our Dalley
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep I'm wondering Gnow
If li'l gal DNelly remembers Joe her Gbeau
And does she Emlove me like she Dused to
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep down Paradise GRow
Verse 2
The Dcobblestones Gwere a meadow Amsweet 
To CNelly and Dme
The smoky Gchimney on the AmhousetoDp 
Was a Cbeautiful Dtree
And old Brown's Emdonkey was a big baa Dlamb
And AmMother Kelly Emin the Dhouse
EmOn a Amwash day Emholding her Dpail
Was AMary the milkmaid milking Dcows
Chorus
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep down Paradise GRow
I'd sit along o' DNelly she'd sit along o' GJoe
She'd got a little Emhole in her frock
BmHole in her shoe Chole in her sock where her Gtoe peeped through
But ANelly was the smartest down our Dalley
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep I'm wondering Gnow
If li'l gal DNelly remembers Joe her Gbeau
And does she Emlove me like she Dused to
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep down Paradise GRow
Repeat chorus
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep down Paradise GRow
I'd sit along o' DNelly she'd sit along o' GJoe
She'd got a little Emhole in her frock
BmHole in her shoe Chole in her sock where her Gtoe peeped through
But ANelly was the smartest down our Dalley
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep I'm wondering Gnow
If li'l gal DNelly remembers Joe her Gbeau
And does she Emlove me like she Dused to
On Mother Kelly's CdoorsDtep down Paradise GRow

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On Mother Kellys Door Step

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Most people just sing the chorus to this music hall sing along song as

the verses are mostly half sung/half spoken or not used at all!

I have tabbed the verses from various sources so any improvements welcome.

C Em Am G D

Intro =

Verse 1

D G Am

I've just been lingering all alone

C D

Down Paradise Row

G Am D

When I was a kiddy I'd a sweetheart

C D

Down there we would go

Em D

I'd call her Nelly and she'd call me Joe

Am Em D

And we would romp there hand in hand

Em Am Em D

Then we'd both sit down on a doorstep there

A D

And we'd picture the future grand

Chorus

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep down Paradise Row

D G

I'd sit along o' Nelly she'd sit along o' Joe

She'd got a little hole in her frock

Bm C G

Hole in her shoe hole in her sock where her toe peeped through

A D

But Nelly was the smartest down our alley

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep I'm wondering now

D G

If li'l gal Nelly remembers Joe her beau

Em D

And does she love me like she used to

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep down Paradise Row

Verse 2

D G Am

The cobblestones were a meadow sweet

C D

To Nelly and me

G Am D

The smoky chimney on the housetop

C D

Was a beautiful tree

Em D

And old Brown's donkey was a big baa lamb

Am Em D

And Mother Kelly in the house

Em Am Em D

On a wash day holding her pail

A D

Was Mary the milkmaid milking cows

Chorus

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep down Paradise Row

D G

I'd sit along o' Nelly she'd sit along o' Joe

She'd got a little hole in her frock

Bm C G

Hole in her shoe hole in her sock where her toe peeped through

A D

But Nelly was the smartest down our alley

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep I'm wondering now

D G

If li'l gal Nelly remembers Joe her beau

Em D

And does she love me like she used to

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep down Paradise Row

Repeat chorus

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep down Paradise Row

D G

I'd sit along o' Nelly she'd sit along o' Joe

She'd got a little hole in her frock

Bm C G

Hole in her shoe hole in her sock where her toe peeped through

A D

But Nelly was the smartest down our alley

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep I'm wondering now

D G

If li'l gal Nelly remembers Joe her beau

Em D

And does she love me like she used to

C D G

On Mother Kelly's doorstep down Paradise Row

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