NELLIE THE ELEPHANT

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To Bombay a travelling circus came, they brought an
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inteligent 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
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and was never seen again.. oooooo

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Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
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New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off 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 Nelli was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
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No more tricks for Nellie to perform
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They taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm..

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Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
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New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off to the jungle
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.


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     Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
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New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off 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 away
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They met one night in the silver light on the road to Mandalay...

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Nellie the elephant pack her trunk and said goodbye to the circus
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.
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New Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled off to the jungle
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Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump.