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Gavin & Helen

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Feb 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/23/97
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Is there anyone out there who can help me with the lyrics of the song

"Nellie the Elephant" ?

These I have:

nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the circus
off she went with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump

(repeat)

Help, please

Helen Duffett P O Box 51084
Cape Town, South Africa Waterfront
dd...@gem.co.za 8002
Republic of South Africa
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Laura Gillenwater

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Feb 24, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/24/97
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pro...@192.168.8.1 (Gavin & Helen) wrote:
>Is there anyone out there who can help me with the lyrics of the song
>
> "Nellie the Elephant" ?
>
>These I have:
>
>nellie the elephant packed her trunk
>and trundled off to the circus
>off she went with a trumpety trump
>trump trump trump


Try posting this request to rec.music.folk. I'll bet you'll find your
answer there!

Hope this helps,

Laura


Eiko Naito

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Feb 25, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/25/97
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> Is there anyone out there who can help me with the lyrics of the song
> "Nellie the Elephant" ?
>
> nellie the elephant packed her trunk
> and trundled off to the circus
> off she went with a trumpety trump
> trump trump trump
>
> (repeat)
I heard the Toy Dolls perform that once. Is that an original?


Max Crittenden

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Feb 26, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/26/97
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In article <33109eb5...@192.168.8.1>, pro...@gem.co.za wrote:

> Is there anyone out there who can help me with the lyrics of the song
>
> "Nellie the Elephant" ?

For starters, isn't it "Prunella the Elephant"? If not, I sure
won't be much help with the rest of the lyrics. Funny song, though.

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Max Crittenden STRIKE SLIP, Merit 25 Menlo Park, Calif.

Joy Green

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Feb 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/27/97
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In article <max_crittenden-...@128.18.80.49>,
max_cri...@qm.sri.com quoth thusly...

>
>In article <33109eb5...@192.168.8.1>, pro...@gem.co.za wrote:
>
>> Is there anyone out there who can help me with the lyrics of the song
>>
>> "Nellie the Elephant" ?
>
>For starters, isn't it "Prunella the Elephant"? If not, I sure
>won't be much help with the rest of the lyrics. Funny song, though.

No, twas Nellie

Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
And said goodbye to the circus
off she went with a trumpety-trump
trump trump trump

Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
And trundled back to the jungle
off she went with a trumpety-trump
trump trump trump

The head of the herd was calling
Far, far away
They met one night in the silver light
On the road to Mandalay

When Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
And said goodbye to the circus
off she went with a trumpety-trump
trump trump trump


I know this because it was the ONLY song that would stop my lodger's baby
crying

Joy

(PS - I know moon river, for much the same reason with my own daughter)

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