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
 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
 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 of tea
 And bigger dan de sweet potato
 Down in Tennessee
 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
 Nelly Bly shuts her eye
 When she goes to sleep
 When she wakens up again
 Her eyeballs 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 of de town
 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
 Nelly Bly! Nelly Bly!
 Nebber, nebber sigh
 Nebber bring de teardrop to
 De corner ob your eye
 For de pie is made ob punkins
 And de mush is made ob corn
 And der’s corn and punkins plenty lub
 A lyin in de barn
 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