Verae 1
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To Bombay a travelling circus came
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they brought an intelligent elephant and Nellie was her name
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One dark night she slipped her iron chain
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and off she ran to Hindustan and was never seen again
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
verse 2
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Night by night she danced to the circus band
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when Nellie was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
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No more tricks for Nellie to perform
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they taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
Bridge
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The head of the herd was calling far far away
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they met one night in the silver light on the road to Mandalay
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump