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