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Stephen Foster
[Verse 1]
CNelly Bly! Nelly Bly! Bring the broom alG7ong,
CWe'll sweep the kitchen Fclean, my dear, and G7have a little Csong.
CPoke the wood, my lady love, and make the fire G7burn,
And Cwhile I take the Fbanjo down, G7just give the mush a Cturn.
[Chorus]
CHeigh, Nelly!   FHo, Nelly!
CListen, love, to G7me,
I'll Csing for you and Fplay for you
A G7dulcet meloCdy.
[Verse 2]
CNelly Bly has a voice like a turtle G7dove,
CI hear it in the Fmeadow and I G7hear it in the Cgrove.
CNelly Bly has a heart warm as a cup of G7tea,
And Cbigger than the Fsweet potatoes dG7own in TenneCssee.
[Chorus]
CHeigh, Nelly!   FHo, Nelly!
CListen, love, to G7me,
I'll Csing for you and Fplay for you
A G7dulcet meloCdy.
[Verse 3]
CNelly Bly shuts her eye when she goes to G7sleep.
CWhen she wakens Fup again her G7eyeballs start to Cpeep.
CThe way she walks, she lifts her foot, and then she bumps it G7down,
CAnd when it lights, there's Fmusic there G7in that part of the Ctown.
[Chorus]
CHeigh, Nelly!   FHo, Nelly!
CListen, love, to G7me,
I'll Csing for you and Fplay for you
A G7dulcet meloCdy.
[Verse 4]
CNelly Bly! Nelly Bly! Never, never G7sigh;
CNever bring the Ftear drop to the G7corner of your Ceye.
CFor the pie is made of pumpkins and the mush is made of G7corn,
And there's Ccorn and pumpkins Fplenty, love, a-G7lyin' in the Cbarn.
[Chorus]
CHeigh, Nelly!   FHo, Nelly!
CListen, love, to G7me,
I'll Csing for you and Fplay for you
A G7dulcet meloCdy.
[Chorus]
CHeigh, Nelly!   FHo, Nelly!
CListen, love, to G7me,
I'll Csing for you and Fplay for you
A G7dulcet meloCdy.

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Nelly Bly

by Misc Traditional

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Stephen Foster

[Verse 1]

C G7

Nelly Bly! Nelly Bly! Bring the broom along,

C F G7 C

We'll sweep the kitchen clean, my dear, and have a little song.

C G7

Poke the wood, my lady love, and make the fire burn,

C F G7 C

And while I take the banjo down, just give the mush a turn.

[Chorus]

C F

Heigh, Nelly! Ho, Nelly!

C G7

Listen, love, to me,

C F

I'll sing for you and play for you

G7 C

A dulcet melody.

[Verse 2]

C G7

Nelly Bly has a voice like a turtle dove,

C F G7 C

I hear it in the meadow and I hear it in the grove.

C G7

Nelly Bly has a heart warm as a cup of tea,

C F G7 C

And bigger than the sweet potatoes down in Tennessee.

[Chorus]

C F

Heigh, Nelly! Ho, Nelly!

C G7

Listen, love, to me,

C F

I'll sing for you and play for you

G7 C

A dulcet melody.

[Verse 3]

C G7

Nelly Bly shuts her eye when she goes to sleep.

C F G7 C

When she wakens up again her eyeballs start to peep.

C G7

The way she walks, she lifts her foot, and then she bumps it down,

C F G7 C

And when it lights, there's music there in that part of the town.

[Chorus]

C F

Heigh, Nelly! Ho, Nelly!

C G7

Listen, love, to me,

C F

I'll sing for you and play for you

G7 C

A dulcet melody.

[Verse 4]

C G7

Nelly Bly! Nelly Bly! Never, never sigh;

C F G7 C

Never bring the tear drop to the corner of your eye.

C G7

For the pie is made of pumpkins and the mush is made of corn,

C F G7 C

And there's corn and pumpkins plenty, love, a-lyin' in the barn.

[Chorus]

C F

Heigh, Nelly! Ho, Nelly!

C G7

Listen, love, to me,

C F

I'll sing for you and play for you

G7 C

A dulcet melody.

[Chorus]

C F

Heigh, Nelly! Ho, Nelly!

C G7

Listen, love, to me,

C F

I'll sing for you and play for you

G7 C

A dulcet melody.

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