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Nellie The Elephant

Key: D

Introduction:

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 DmA                                                A 
To Bombay a travelling circus came
           E                                           A                       E                           A 
they brought an intelligent elephant and Nellie was her name
 Dm   A       Dm                                                 A 
One dark night she slipped her iron chain
         E                           A                                 E                   A 
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
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 Dm       A   Dm                                                         A 
Night by night she danced to the circus band
           E                                           A                           E                                     A 
when Nellie was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
 DmA                                                    A 
No more tricks for Nellie to perform
           E                                 A                                   E                                 A 
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
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         G                                                       D     G       D 
The head of the herd was calling far far away
           E                                       A                                     E                       A 
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