Verse 1EAEA bonnie wee lassie whose name it was Nell
AB7E
Lived in a house where her Grandmother dwelled.
AE
The house it was small, and the windows no less.
AB7E
Having four panes, one needed a glass.
A
That nice little window, that cute little window
B7E
That sweet little window where grandmother dwelled.
Verse 2EAE
“Oh Johnnie, oh Johnnie I think it amiss
AB7E
Before going away just to give me one kiss
AE
“That I will Nellie”, he answered her true
AB7E
To her surprise he poked his head through
A
That hole in the window, that nice little window
B7E
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
Verse 3EAE
He gave her three ,kisses and great was the smack
AB7E
To her surprise he couldn’t get his head back
A
From that hole in the window, that nice little window
B7E
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
Verse 4EAE
He ripped and he tore, and he cursed, and he swore
AB7E
Grandma heard the racket, jumped out on the floor
AE
She grabbed for the poker and a lick she gave one
AB7E
Another like that would have broke his backbone
A
With his head in the window, that nice little window
B7E
That cute little window where grandmother dwelled.
Verse 5]
EAE
She lifted the ladle from out of the pot
AB7E
No batter ere took the beating he got
AE
He ran down the road with might and with main
AB7E
While around his shoulder, the sash and the frame
A
Of that cute little window, that sweet little window
B7E
That nice little window where grandmother dwelled.
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