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Thread #99147   Message #1971955
Posted By: Mo the caller
18-Feb-07 - 06:04 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Nellie Bly (children's song)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Nellie Bly Children's song
I remember the first half of the tune that Gargoyle posted from the 40s. The words I remember were -

Nelly Bly
Caught a fly
Tied it to a string

Let it go
Too and fro
Brought it back again.

No idea what it signified, I just remember myself (pre-school probably), swinging my teddy on a string and singing it.