Verse
F A# F
A# bonnie wee lassie whose name it was Nell
A# C7 F
Lived in a house where her Grandmother dwelled.
A# F
The house it was small, and the windows no less.
A# C7 F
Having four panes, one needed a glass.
A#
That nice little window, that cute little window
C7 F
That sweet little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 2]
F A# F
“Oh Johnnie, oh Johnnie I think it amiss
A# C7 F
Before going away just to give me one kiss
A# F
“That I will Nellie”, he answered her true
A# C7 F
To her surprise he poked his head through
A#
That hole in the window, that nice little window
C7 F
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 3]
F A# F
He gave her three ,kisses and great was the smack
A# C7 F
To her surprise he couldn’t get his head back
A#
From that hole in the window, that nice little window
C7 F
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 4]
F A# F
He ripped and he tore, and he cursed, and he swore
A# C7 F
Grandma heard the racket, jumped out on the floor
A# F
She grabbed for the poker and a lick she gave one
A# C7 F
Another like that would have broke his backbone
A#
With his head in the window, that nice little window
C7 F
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
[Verse 5]
F A# F
She lifted the ladle from out of the pot
A# C7 F
No batter ere took the beating he got
A# F
He ran down the road with might and with main
A# C7 F
While around his shoulder, the sash and the frame
A#
Of that cute little window, that sweet little window
C7 F
That nice little window where grandmother dwelled.