X:1
T:Nelly Bly
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Stephen Foster, 1850
Z:Kevin Goess 4/19/200
N:I first learned this tune from the Kitchen Musician, but see also "Nellie Bly: Pioneer Woman Investigative Journalist"
N:, a famous woman writer who took her pen name from this song.
Q:150
K:C
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w:Nel-ly Bly! Nel-ly Bly! bring de broom a-long, We'll sweep the kit-chen clean, my dear, and 
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w:hab a lit-tle song. Poke de wood, my la-dy lub, and make de fire_ burn, And while I take de ban-jo down, just gib de mush a turn.
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w:Heigh! Nel-ly Ho! Nel-ly lis-ten love to me, I'll sing for you, play for you, a dul-cet me-lo-dy.
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w:Heigh! Nel-ly Ho! Nel-ly lis-ten love to me, I'll sing for you, play for you, a dul-cet me-lo-dy.