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To Bom-bay a travelling circus came
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they brought an intelligent elephant and Nellie was her name
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One dark night she slipped her iron chain
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and off she ran to Hindustan and was never seen a-gain
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Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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Night by night she danced to the circus band
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when Nellie was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
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No more tricks for Nellie to per-form
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they taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm
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Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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The head of the herd was calling far far a-way
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they met one night in the silver light on the road to Manda-lay
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Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
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Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
