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