[Intro]
Heigh! Nellie Ho! Nellie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you and play for you a dulcet melody

[Verse 1]
Nellie Bly, Nellie 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 de mush a turn

[Chorus]
Heigh! Nelie Ho! Nellie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you, play for you a dulcet mеlody
Heigh! Nelie Ho! Nеllie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you, play for you a dulcet melody

[Verse 2]
That Nelly Bly, she has a voice just like a turtle dove (Turtle dove)
I hear it in the meadow and I hear it in the grove
That pretty Nelly Bly, she has a heart warm as a cup of tea
And bigger than a sweet potato down in Tennessee

[Chorus]
Heigh! Nelie Ho! Nellie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you, play for you a dulcet melody
Heigh! Nelie Ho! Nellie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you, play for you a dulcet melody
[Verse 3]
Now Nellie Bly, Nellie Bly, never never sigh
Don't ever bring a teardrop to the corner of your eye
'Cause the pie is made pumpkin, the mush is made of corn
And the corn and pumpkin's plenty lying in the barn

[Chorus]
Heigh! Nelie Ho! Nellie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you, play for you a dulcet melody
Heigh! Nelie Ho! Nellie, listen, love, to me
I'll sing for you, play for you a dulcet melody