Verse
F# B F#
B bonnie wee lassie whose name it was Nell
B C#7 F#
Lived in a house where her Grandmother dwelled.
B F#
The house it was small, and the windows no less.
B C#7 F#
Having four panes, one needed a glass.
B
That nice little window, that cute little window
C#7 F#
That sweet little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 2]
F# B F#
“Oh Johnnie, oh Johnnie I think it amiss
B C#7 F#
Before going away just to give me one kiss
B F#
“That I will Nellie”, he answered her true
B C#7 F#
To her surprise he poked his head through
B
That hole in the window, that nice little window
C#7 F#
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 3]
F# B F#
He gave her three ,kisses and great was the smack
B C#7 F#
To her surprise he couldn’t get his head back
B
From that hole in the window, that nice little window
C#7 F#
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 4]
F# B F#
He ripped and he tore, and he cursed, and he swore
B C#7 F#
Grandma heard the racket, jumped out on the floor
B F#
She grabbed for the poker and a lick she gave one
B C#7 F#
Another like that would have broke his backbone
B
With his head in the window, that nice little window
C#7 F#
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 5]
F# B F#
She lifted the ladle from out of the pot
B C#7 F#
No batter ere took the beating he got
B F#
He ran down the road with might and with main
B C#7 F#
While around his shoulder, the sash and the frame
B
Of that cute little window, that sweet little window
C#7 F#
That nice little window where grandmother dwelled.