A Bonnie Wee Lassie

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A bonnie wee lassie whose name it
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 was Nell
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Lived in a house where her 
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Grandmother dwelled.
The house it was small, and the 
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windows no less.
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Having four panes, one needed a 
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glass.
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That nice little window, that cute 
little window
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That sweet little window where 
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grandmother dwelled.


[Verse 2]
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“Oh Johnnie, oh Johnnie I think it
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 amiss
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Before going away just to give me 
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one kiss
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“That I will Nellie”, he answered 
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her true
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To her surprise he poked his head 
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through
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That hole in the window, that nice 
little window
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That cute little window where 
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grandmother dwelled.


[Verse 3]
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He gave her three ,kisses and 
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great was the smack
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To her surprise he couldn’t get 
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his head back
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From that hole in the window, that 
nice little window
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That cute little window where 
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grandmother dwelled.


[Verse 4]
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He ripped and he tore, and he 
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cursed, and he swore
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Grandma heard the racket, jumped 
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out on the floor
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She grabbed for the poker and a 
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lick she gave one
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Another like that would have 
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broke his backbone
With his head in the window, that 
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nice little window
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That cute little window where 
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grandmother dwelled.


[Verse 5]
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She lifted the ladle from out of 
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the pot
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No batter ere took the beating he 
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got
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He ran down the road with might and
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 with main
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While around his shoulder, the 
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sash and the frame
Of that cute little window, that 
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sweet little window
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That nice little window where 
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grandmother dwelled.