[Verse 1] Nelly Bly, my Nelly Bly… Bring the broom along We'll sweep the kitchen clean, my dear And have a little song Poke the wood, my lady love And make the fire burn And while I take the banjo down Just give the mush a turn [Chorus] Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll sing for you and play for you A dulcem melody Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll play my banjo just for you And we’ll sing in harmony [Verse 2] Nelly Bly has a voice Like the turtle dove I hear it in the meadow And I hear it up above Nelly Bly has a heart Warm as cup of tea And bigger than the sweet potato Down in Tennessee [Chorus] Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll sing for you and play for you A dulcem melody Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll play my banjo just for you And we’ll sing in harmony [Verse 3] Nelly Bly shuts her eyes When she goes to sleep When she wakens up again Her eyeballs start to peep The way she walks and she lifts her foot And then she brings it down And when it lights there’s music there In that part of the town [Chorus] Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll sing for you and play for you A dulcem melody Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll play my banjo just for you And we’ll sing in harmony [bridge] Nelly Bly, my Nelly Bly Never, never sigh Never bring the teardrop to The corner of your eye For the pie is made of pumpkins And the mush is made of corn And there’s corn and pumpkins plenty love Lying in the barn [Chorus] Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll sing for you and play for you A dulcem melody Heigh! Nelly… Ho! Nelly Listen love to me I’ll play my banjo just for you And we’ll sing in harmony Nelly Bly, my Nelly Bly It’s just you and me And my banjo makes three I’ll sing for you and play for you A dulcem melody
